The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine Vasyl Malyuk shared interesting information about updated Sea Baby maritime drone during the summit of the UNITED24 fundraising platform. "The use of surface combat drones is a new milestone in the history of naval battles. But we have gone much further, and today we are successfully adapting various types of weapons to our drones. I will not disclose all the details to prevent the enemy from preparing. The main thing is that we are implementing the best military and technological solutions, experimenting and improving every day," Malyuk said.
It is known that the SSU used a drone equipped with Grad launchers for the first time in December of 2023.
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Sea Baby are multi-purpose platforms. SSU installs additional weapons on it to perform various tasks. The drone also effectively performs remote mining. According to the head of the SSU, four enemy ships have already been hit in this way.
The history of the use of sea drones began in 2022, when SSU had tasks to stop russian domination in the Black Sea and create operationally favorable conditions for the functioning of the grain initiative.
"The SSU hit 11 enemy ships. In fact, we drove russian fleet into the Bay in Novorossiysk. But even there, we got them by hitting a large amphibious assault ship, the Olenegorsky Gornyak," Malyuk recalled.
With the help of drones equipped with multiple rocket launchers, the special service can significantly increase the list of potential targets at sea.
Malyuk also names the Crimean bridge, which has already been hit twice by SSU, including with the help of Sea Baby marine drones, as one of the priority targets.
Earlier Defense Express reported that formerly Estonian, NAVY 18 WP ships had headed out for their first combat duty in Ukrainian Navy.
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