Autonomous underwater vehicle “Vityaz-D” is unique, and indeed boasts of it, writes Defence24.
The Polish newspaper notes that the descent Vityaz “-D” on the bottom of the Mariana trench the country to celebrate Victory Day, and apparatuses of this kind at present, besides Russia, includes only Japan (talking about the drone Automatic Bottom Inspection and Sampling Mobile).
Defence24 notes outstanding technical characteristics of Vityaz “-D”, pozvolyaya the drone to dive to a depth of more than 10 kilometers, however, notes that this unit could be created using not only Russian, but also borrowed Western technology. The publication stresses that the success of the drone can be explained by the interest in both military and civil, since this apparatus can be used for the purposes of mineral exploration on the seabed.
May 8, 2020 at 22:34 Moscow time, “Vityaz-D” made a dive to the bottom of the Mariana trench, reaching a depth of 10 028 meters. Finding the camera under water lasted more than three hours.
In December 2019, the President of Academy of geopolitical problems, doctor of military Sciences, captain 1st rank Konstantin Sivkov noted that such submersibles are necessary, in particular, to determine the estimated range detection of hydroacoustic stations for surface ships and submarines, as well as hidden detection and study are located on the bottom of military facilities with a view to their destruction if necessary. “The priority for the bathyscaphe, apparently, will be studying this joint. Then — in the future — to use the structural features of the bottom of the Mariana trench for military purposes”, — said the President of Academy of geopolitical problems about the purpose of the descent Vityaz “-D”.
