The LY-1 is reportedly designed primarily for protecting ships against drones and missiles, but appears to also have a role on land.

China also showed off two submarine drones, the older-model HSU001 and debuting the much larger AJX002. China’s official Xinhua News Agency called them “cutting-edge surprise weapons for naval combat” designed for “covert deployment and blockade, autonomous detection and identification, and swarm-networked attacks.”

From the world’s first “loyal wingman” drone to hypersonic weapons, and robotic wolves, here is what China has shown at its Victory Parade on Wednesday.View on euronews