Britain develops two navigators for Ukraine

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/9c/70/ib-1ijj98mvn_8f1f6107.jpeg" ALT = "Britain develops two naval drones for Ukraine"/> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > < p > UK participates in the development of two non -ex -seagoing ships intended for use by Ukrainian military.

< p > Source. About it reports Naval Technology, referring to rose & rsquo; clarification of parliament from the Ministry of Defense Procurement of Maria Igl.

~ < p > In particular, the minister reported work on the creation of unmanned marine systems WASP (OSA) and Snapper (Marine Okun). ~ < p > These projects, as the publication notes, was mentioned at the annual dinner organized by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the British John Hili on January 28.

~ < p > Maria Igl stressed that WASP and Snapper are & laquo; new non -ex -marine maritime systems & raquo; which were promptly designed specifically for Ukraine support.

< p >According to her, the drones are currently undergoing final testing, and additional information about them will be presented in & laquo; proper time & raquo;.

< p > in the British Defense Ministry of additional details about projects did not give.

< p > NT notes that information on the development of unmanned sea ships for Ukraine appeared on the background of a long absence of official reports of supply of Kiev anti-aircraft missile systems Gravehawk. British Prime Minister Kir Starmer confirmed the transfer of these systems during a visit to Kiev in mid-January.

< P > According to a statement published on the British Government's website, Gravehawk SCR was developed within a short term for the needs of the Ukrainian army, and its two prototypes were tested in Ukraine in September 2024.

< P > Analysis conducted by GlobalData predicts that the development of unmanned surface and submarine apparatus can radically change maritime fighting, NT writes. As an example of the publication, Ukraine's use of marine drones against the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, resulting in more than a third of the Black Sea Ships has been seriously damaged or destroy < p > in August 2024 the British Defense Ministry stated that Ukrainian naval technologies played a key role in the Black Sea region. According to British estimates, from February 2022 to June 2024 the Navy of the Russian Federation lost 26 ships due to attacks conducted by the Armed Forces.