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Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
The unmanned submarines for defence applications are still a new kind of weapon, which undergoes the final stages of acceptance testing by the armed forces
in several countries. Ukrainian armed forces are also considering acceptance of several unmanned submarines in order to solidify control of the Black Sea basin,
and to prevent cruise missile attacks of continental Ukraine by Russian submarine carriers.
The following is a list of the UUV that are presented by the industry for military acceptance testing
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Type
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Range (km)
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Length (mm)
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Diameter (mm)
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Payload
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Communication
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Tactical usage
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Status
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Marichka
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6000
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1000
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Up to 320 kg of explosives, cargo, or reconnaissance equipment.
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Autonomous, remote or scheduled activation.
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Can be launched from a ship, kamikaze attack or recon patrol.
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In service
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Toloka TLK-150
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100
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2500
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1000
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50 kg of explosives;
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Radio-command using surface antennae
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Ambush kamikaze attack, up to 6 months waiting submerged.
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Accrptance testing
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TLK-400
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1200
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6000
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1000
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500 kg of explosives;
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Autonomous
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Ambush kamikaze attack, up to 6 months waiting submerged.
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Development
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TLK-1000
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2000
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12000
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5000 kg of explosives;
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Radio-command using surface antennae
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Kamikaze attack of the ships and infrastructure.
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Development
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Fury
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Torpedoes;
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Autonomous and radio-command using surface antennae
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Torpedo attack
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Development
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