New drone submarine will protect Britain's underwater infrastructure according to north stream attacks

Cetus was developed to work side by side with manned submarines, including the seven British hunter killers of the Astute class. Cetus will be able to cover up to 1,000 miles in a single mission that could take seven days.

with a length of 12 meters, a width of 2.2 meters and a weight of 17 tons, the drone will be the largest and most complex of diving boat that is operated by a European Navy.

The maximum depth that can operate cetus is classified, but will exceed that of the submarines that are currently in use at the Royal Navy.

Due to its size, the ship fits into a ship container and can quickly be transported around the world where it is needed.

First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Ben Key said: “This is an extremely exciting moment for the Cetus project, as the Royal Navy drives the development of autonomous technology.

"This extra -reduced autonomous underwater vehicle is a leap in performance in our mission to dominate the underwater battles."

Military chiefs have long been concerned about the vulnerability of Great Britain under water.

The attack on the Nordstream pipeline in international waters between Sweden and Denmark in September, for which many defense experts in Russia are responsible, was considered a wake-up call for the vulnerability of critical national infrastructures.

It is known that Russia has developed specialized manned submarines that are able to disrupt cables on the sea floor.

In view of the importance of internet cables and power lines under the sea, the mod has made this a priority area for research and investments.

At the beginning of this year, Ben Wallace ordered the marine chef to check the balance between the surface and the underwater fleet.

This year the Ministry of Defense also bought two over -water ships that are intended to improve the monitoring of the sea floor, with specially developed equipment to work in extreme depths.

The first of them, a new multi-role Ocean Survey Ship (MROSS), which was bought in Sweden, will be ready for use after overhaul next year. It is quickly put into operation after the Russian attack in Ukraine.

The Royal Navy will receive Mross in January 2023.

The navy has also invested in a special technology test ship that XV Patrick Blackett, to test new equipment. Cetus will be the equivalent for underwater experiments.

cetus is designed and built by the MSUBs based in Plymouth for the Royal Navy.

Lieutenant Commander Andrew Witts from the Cetus team of the Royal Navy said: “The Royal Navy invested in advance in Holland 1-the first submarine in Great Britain-which contributed to revolutionizing the sea decline.

"Cetus is our first advance in large, unmanned submarines.

"It is exciting, the possibilities are enormous, and I like to think that cetus could change the way we fight under water as well as the pioneers from Holland 1."