The concept of a new glider missile with an underwater vehicle and a search system was developed by specialists of the Naval Academy of the Russian Navy. The promising new product will solve the issue of destroying underwater targets, including submarines; the patent was officially registered in the FIPS database.
According to the engineers' concept, the missile is launched from a coastal, shipborne, or airborne carrier. After the rocket engine completes its operation, the glider transitions to controlled flight, and a cruciform lifting wing, elevators, and rudders deploy. At the calculated point, splashdown occurs, and a parachute and float are deployed.
Then the nose compartment with the acoustic search system separates and submerges on a cable with hydrophones. Inside the body is an underwater vehicle with a power plant, propulsion unit, control surfaces, an explosive charge, and a homing system.
The key distinguishing feature of the glider missile is the fiber-optic cable connecting the underwater vehicle to the search system. The vehicle receives target data remotely and moves toward it without activating its own transmit-receive antenna. This reduces the risk of target evasion.
The power plant makes it possible to change the movement mode: at low speed, the guidance zone increases; at full speed, the time to close in is reduced. The homing system is activated only in the final phase before the attack.
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