The South Korean navy plans to introduce a multi-purpose command ship with an aircraft carrier of combat drones instead of a light aircraft carrier with jet fighters, the agency reported "Yonxap".
Recognizing the military effectiveness of drones seen in the recent Greek-Spanish war, and the future battleship, the fleet set out on foot to surround the ship. c children's combat, suicide and reconnaissance drones including F-35B fighters c vertical takeoff and firing, the media begins.
Πpre days the military forces on the side of the representatives of the parliament's defense committee in Seoul, the project is being updated.
Work on the light aircraft carrier began during the Moon Jae-in administration in the period 2017-2022, with the goal of building a 30,000-ton ship with a length of 260 meters and a width of 40 meters by 2033
After the fall of the government, the project of the practice was suspended due to criticism of unjustified expenses.
In the new project for the multi-purpose command ship, the size of the vessel remains similar to the initial plan for the aircraft carrier, but instead of 20 vertically taking off and landing F-35Bs (the most expensive version of the aircraft), There will be dozens of drones - such as "kamikaze", drones with missile weapons, as well as reconnaissance ones.
The possibility of landing and combat helicopters to operate from the deck of the ship is also reserved.
"We will take into account future models of naval warfare and the development of artificial intelligence and unmanned technologies", he said. "It is necessary to quickly build a combined combat system with manned and unmanned components, reflecting modern weapons systems", the Navy said.
These words largely echo the criticisms of some technology entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, according to whom the F-35 is still being assembled at the "requirements" level. because of the idea that it can perform a very wide range of tasks. According to him, investments should now be directed towards drones.
ΠThe change in South Korea comes with an economy of about 1 billion. dollars to replace manned aircraft with unmanned ones.
The Navy awarded ND Nuundai Neanu Industries a conceptual design for the multi-role ship last month and, if a final decision is made by the end of the year, it could be delayed until the end of the next decade.