Technological progress in drones and sensors will eventually build it impossible for missile subs to conceal,it is claimedA recent report was presented in parliament on Monday predicting that rapid technological progress in underwater drone technology and sensors could eventually build it impossible to conceal big submarines like those intended to carry the UK’s Trident nuclear missiles.
The question of whether recent technologies could one day build the deep oceans ‘transparent’ is emerging as a hotly-contested technical debate ahead of the Commons vote on the Successor programme, the replacement for the current fleet of four 20-year old Vanguard submarines. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com