Low-Cost Submersible Drones Threaten Global Undersea Data Infrastructure

By Sujita Sinha · Interesting Engineering · 2026-08-06

According to Interesting Engineering, military researchers from China are sounding alarms over the vulnerability of 1.06 million miles of fiber-optic cables. The rise of inexpensive, autonomous underwater vehicles is lowering the barrier to entry for maritime sabotage, putting $1

According to Interesting Engineering, military researchers from China are sounding alarms over the vulnerability of 1.06 million miles of fiber-optic cables. The rise of inexpensive, autonomous underwater vehicles is lowering the barrier to entry for maritime sabotage, putting $1