法德防务集团KNDS与法国初创公司SeaOwl于周二推出了一款新型水面自杀式无人机，旨在为寻求防范港口和船只遭受日益增多的无人机袭击的海军提供保护。
Franco-German defence group KNDS and French startup SeaOwl on Tuesday launched a new suicide surface drone aimed at navies seeking protection against a growing number of drone attacks on ports and vessels.
自俄罗斯入侵乌克兰以来，无人机越来越多地被用于袭击港口基础设施和商业航运，其中包括中东和黑海地区的油轮和集装箱船。
By Florence Loeve Drones are increasingly being used to attack port infrastructure and commercial shipping, including oil tankers and container vessels in the Middle East and the Black Sea since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
弗洛伦斯·勒夫（Florence Loeve）报道两家公司在一份声明中表示，坦克制造商KNDS将负责生产由SeaOwl制造的无人水面艇所搭载的30公斤爆炸物载荷。
Tank maker KNDS will produce the 30 kilogramme explosive payload carried by an unmanned vessel built by SeaOwl, the companies said in a statement.
SeaOwl技术董事总经理马修·格拉德（Mathieu Glade）表示，这种被称为自杀式无人机的装备因使用后会自行摧毁而得名，它可以成群部署，从最高7米的高度发射，并利用专用发射器在几秒钟内投入使用，或者也可以不使用发射器进行部署。
The suicide drone, so named because it destroys itself once used, can be deployed in swarms, launched from heights of up to seven metres and become operational within seconds using a dedicated launcher, or alternatively be deployed without one, said SeaOwl Technology managing director Mathieu Glade "When facing an incoming drone targeting a major port or a large oil terminal that needs protecting, the most effective way to respond is with another surface drone capable of moving extremely quickly to intercept and counter it", Glade said.
格拉德说：“当面对针对需要保护的主要港口或大型石油码头的来袭无人机时，最有效的应对方式是使用另一艘能够以极高速度移动以进行拦截和反击的水面无人机。”该公司正在与欧洲和中东几个国家的潜在客户进行洽谈。
The firm is talking with potential clients in several European and Middle-Eastern countries The solution is more sophisticated than the surface drones Ukraine currently produces, said Glade.
格拉德表示，该解决方案比乌克兰目前生产的水面无人机更先进。在竞争对手中，他提到了土耳其防务集团阿塞尔桑（Aselsan）。
Among its competitors, he cited Turkish defence group Aselsan.