Is China Ready for AI Drone Wars? Unmanned Rockets Can Track Submarines Without Human Input

China has recently revealed plans in developed top-secret underwater drones that will be able to track and destroy enemy submarines without human intervention or input. A decade ago, the unmanned attack drone was test-fired, for the first time, in the Taiwan Strait, but only until today has its existence been made public.

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The communist party of China had been planning a surprise attack against Taiwan, detailed in the country's recent centenary celebration. The assault is comprised of a three-stage blitzkrieg towards China's tiny relative. A video was even published on the Chinese social media platform Weibo under Naval and Merchant Ships to support the unmanned AI drone project. It was stated in the published video that Taiwan's effort to acquire independence would only lead to a dead-end, reports Yahoo News.

Historical studies are well aware of the situation between China and Taiwan. The years of tension on these neighboring countries roots from Beijing's desire to acquire the independent island. China regards Taiwan as a renegade, self-ruled country.

According to the reports, there were no detailed plans to exhibit counter-measure tactics if ever big allied forces, including the United States and Japan, were to interfere with the AI drone operation.

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AI-Powered Submarine Attacking Top Secret Chinese Drone Requires No Human Input

China's AI drone testing is successful in detecting dummy submarines and locating them for the torpedo missiles. The communist party's new drones do not require a human operation and can function precisely by using artificial intelligence. More details regarding the test date back to 2010 when China deployed the unmanned craft 30ft below the surface undetected near the Taiwan Strait.

The unmanned Chinese craft is also equipped with sonars that can detect other vessels in the perimeter. Once a vessel is detected, the AI drone changes its course and applies a circular pattern around the vessel. While it confuses the target vessel, a systematic reading will occur and scan its architecture for analysis. After completing the scan, the Chinese drone was said to fire autonomously to the target submarine with the test torpedoes.

Liang Guolong, the Chinese AI drone's principal researcher, said that further studies must be conducted to have a pack of drone hunting effectively while undetected. Guolong stated in the Journal of Harbin Engineering University that the innovation of the AI-powered underwater drones would lead to new developments of unmanned technology.

China's AI drone declassification is still a mystery for the experts at this point. Political analysts theorize that the tension between Asia's communist superpower and Taiwan might have something to contribute to publicizing underwater drone studies.

Most countries are already in the playfield of unmanned drones to benefit agriculture, ecosystem, and research against climate change. Some of the famous usages of unmanned drones and submarines map and survey our planet's ocean floors.

An unmanned drone was also used to search the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the stretches of the Indian Ocean. However, the flight and its survivors were not yet located. Today, no countries other than China have confirmed their AI drone for warfare use, The Sun reports.