Russia’s fifth generation nuclear submarines will be armed with robots and underwater drones in addition to conventional weaponry.
The new 5th gen generation will be equipped with both contemporary weapons and those currently being developed. According to the designer, the robots would be disposable or returnable of military, surveillance or communications purpose.
They’ll be released by the submarine and stay offline before being remotely activated on command. It will give the submarine time to leave the area, with the drone staying in place to maintain a semblance that the submarine is still there. developing robots for submarines isn’t an exclusive Russian field, as the whole world is moving in this direction. However, it’ll take some time for underwater drones to become common practice, because at present the Russian military is being equipped with fourth generation subs.