A development account describes two teams working toward the same 1,000 kg payload limit. One must produce a drone capable of carrying that load within the available shipboard space. The other must keep the complete torpedo package, including wings and equipment needed for the drop, within that weight. The shared limit makes the aircraft and weapon compatible while allowing their development to proceed separately. Water entry presents another constraint: the recollection compares the modern problem with a World War II Royal Navy tension-wire arrangement that helped prevent a dropped torpedo from entering nose first.
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Matching an ASW drone to a 1,000 kg torpedo package
A shared payload limit links drone design to the complete torpedo package, while water entry creates a separate engineering problem.