The British government announced on the 21st local time that the UK has conducted its first test launch of a torpedo using an unmanned underwater vehicle.
It is reported that the test launch was carried out by the British-made "Swordfish" unmanned underwater vehicle last week in UK waters, using a heavy torpedo jointly developed by the United States and Australia. The British government stated that this test launch marks a "significant advancement" in submarine technology among the UK, US, and Australia.
It is understood that the "Swordfish" unmanned underwater vehicle is 12 meters long and is currently undergoing sea trials, one of its functions being to protect the UK's underwater cables and pipelines.
This test launch is part of the trilateral security partnership (AUKUS) defense cooperation between the US, UK, and Australia. The three countries announced the establishment of AUKUS and the initiation of nuclear submarine cooperation in September 2021. Australia is a non-nuclear state, and the three countries' promotion of nuclear submarine cooperation, which carries significant nuclear proliferation risks, has raised concerns and worries in the international community about the deepening military alliance among the three nations and its potential to undermine regional security and stability.
英国政府于21日宣布在英国水域成功测试发射了来自“剑鱼”无人潜航器的鱼雷。这一事件标志着潜艇技术的重大进步，并且是与美国和澳大利亚于2021年9月建立的AUKUS防务合作的一部分。
- 英国政府宣布从无人潜航器发射鱼雷的测试。
- 测试是在英国水域由“剑鱼”无人潜航器进行的。
- 使用的鱼雷是由美国和澳大利亚共同开发的。
- 此次测试标志着英国、美国和澳大利亚在潜艇技术上的重大进步。
- 该测试是AUKUS防务合作协议的一部分。