China’s Unmanned Combat Fast Boat with Speed of 80 Knots

China’s homegrown unmanned combat fast boat. Mil.huanqiu.com photo.

Mil.huanqiu.com says in its report on July 2 that an unmanned fast boat attracts keen interest among various police, civilian and military equipment and weapons on display at the 4th China (Beijing) Military and Civilian Integration Expo in Beijing from July 2 to 4.

It is an unmanned combat fast boat for sea battle with a maximum speed of 80 knots. The boat can be used for marine resources survey, patrol, rescue, guarding and surveillance with the advantages of convenient maintenance and long operational life.

Its cabin can carry passengers and goods and also be installed with machine gun and small missile launcher.

Source: mil.huanqiu.com “A racing fast boat? Homegrown unmanned combat boat able to sail at 80 knots” (summary by Chan Kai Yee based on the report in Chinese)

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