A drönarubåt powered by fuel cells to keep themselves under the sea a month at a refueling.
In order to meet the ongoing upgrading of the Chinese submarine fleet is to the United States and Japan jointly develop an unmanned submarine surveillance and reconnaissance, writes Japanese news service Yomiuri Shimbun mentioning anonymous Japanese government sources.
The ten-meter-long submarine is powered by fuel cells and be able to run for a month in water without re-fueling .
The equipment is mainly sonars to detect potential threats, but the vessel should not be equipped with torpedoes or other weapons.
The Japanese Defense Ministry has earmarked corresponding to SEK 165 million over five years for the development of the fuel that will power the sub.
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