UUV was captured alive by Houthi because it lost its way

This comment was made by Dr. Dan Gettinger, co-director of the Center for Drone Studies at Bard College, in an interview with USNI News, most likely the device lost contact with the deploying ship when it swam too close to shore.

"If this is indeed the cause, it is clearly a major problem for the US Navy and any force operating this state-of-the-art system," said Dan Gettinger.

UUV was captured by Houthi because it got lost.

According to this doctor, the REMUS 600 weighs 227kg and is 3m long and can perform many types of missions, including anti-mine, port security and search and rescue operations.

In addition, this unmanned submarine (UUV) is also equipped with cameras, global positioning system (GPS), ultrasonic positioning technology, and the ability to dive nearly 600m deep and operate 24 hours a day.

During the mission, REMUS 600 will be launched from the mother ship and complete the mission after several hours and return to the ship under the control of the center. However, during the mission deployed off the coast of Yemen, the ship lost contact and drifted at sea.

Although the missing REMUS 600 is not an American equipment, the fact that the UUV line is not really performing impressively is making this country worried in the race to develop and equip UUV with Russia. In particular, the Rubin Design Bureau announced that it is developing an unmanned submarine to serve Russia's activities in many different seas.

"These submarines could be part of Russia's underwater ice system in the Arctic Ocean. The Arctic Ocean is almost the only place in the world with large untapped oil and gas reserves.

In addition, this is also an essential security area for Russia as it is the regular operating location of strategic missile submarines of the Northern Fleet," said Mr. Igor Vilnit, General Director of Rubin Design Bureau.

UUVs can conduct reconnaissance, search and detect enemy submarines in various areas of the Arctic Ocean. In addition, these submarines have an operating time many times longer than manned submarines of similar size.

Not stopping there, the Washington Post quoted Pentagon officials saying that Russia is building a type of UUV, designed to attack US ports and cities with nuclear weapons.

The Pentagon has named the ship "Kanyon," indicating its Russian origins. The Washington Post added that the warship could be deployed in the event of a nuclear conflict between the US and Russia, in which Russia would attack key US ports and bases.

“This is a high-speed ship capable of operating in remote areas,” said an unnamed official, stressing that it will take years for Russia to have a prototype of the ship and put it into testing.

According to some sources, this submarine will be equipped with nuclear warheads with a destructive power of up to tens of megatons. A 1 megaton atomic bomb would be equivalent to dozens of bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The commander of the Russian Navy, Admiral Viktor Chirkov, once said that the introduction of robotic devices into the Navy "is part of the plan to improve the army".

The Russian Defense Ministry is currently working on "Remote Controlled Weapons" to ensure completion by 2025 and researching the features of unmanned weapons, Admiral Viktor Chirkov added.