A new anti-submarine system developed by China could render the stealth capabilities of these vessels obsolete. The success rate for submarines to evade this AI-powered system is only 5%!
The boom in artificial intelligence could fundamentally change naval warfare, just as it has changed so many other things. An AI-powered anti-submarine system developed by Chinese researchers has the potential to reduce the survival rate of submarines in future conflicts to as low as 5%. This research, published in the journal Electronics Optics & Control in August, suggests that submarines, which play a critical role in naval warfare due to their “invisibility,” may soon lose this advantage.
AI Anti-Submarine System Gathers and Analyzes All Data
Developed by senior engineer Meng Hao and his team at the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute, this system represents a radical departure from traditional submarine hunting methods. The AI acts like a digital commander, deploying numerous units simultaneously. By combining data from various sources, such as sonar buoys, underwater sensors, radar systems, and oceanic data on temperature and salinity, the system analyzes all this information together to detect submarines with a 95% accuracy rate.
According to computer simulations, the system achieves a 95% success rate in detection and tracking, even when submarines use advanced stealth techniques. This rate, far exceeding current anti-submarine technologies, signals the rise of a new power that will shift the balance in naval warfare. China’s investments in this area are not limited to this; earlier in the year, AI-powered torpedo targeting systems were developed, achieving a 92.2% success rate in distinguishing real targets from decoys.
China Aims to Neutralize the US Submarine Network in the South China Sea
It is no coincidence that China is developing specialized anti-submarine measures. Submarine competition in the South China Sea has been escalating rapidly. Beijing views the US’s submarine surveillance network as a serious threat to the mobility of its own submarines. For this reason, both these types of anti-submarine systems and underwater drones are among China’s priority projects.
The potential elimination of submarine stealth capabilities could also change the balance of nuclear deterrence. If China’s claims are true, the security of ballistic missile submarines would be seriously compromised. This is because their ability to secretly transport nuclear warheads behind enemy lines would be largely eliminated.
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