Spy dolphins to be more lethal under Russia

Control of the combat dolphin program is another of Russia's gains. Source: News Corp Australia

UKRAINE'S combat dolphins will have their "operational efficiency" boosted after being transferred into Russian hands.

Control of the combat dolphin program is another of the gains Russia has made since taking over Crimea. Based in Sevastopol, it sees dolphins trained to patrol open water and engage scuba divers, also called frogmen, in underwater combat.

The program, dating back to the 1960s, was due to be disbanded by the Ukrainian navy in April but Russia has decided instead to develop new equipment to boost the dolphin's "operational efficiency".

"The oceanarium's engineers are developing new instruments for new applications to boost the operational efficiency of the dolphins underwater," an employee, who requested anonymity, told Russian news agency RIA Novosti.

The employee said the animals, which can also attack or attach buoys to items of military interest such as mines on the sea floor, were currently using extremely outdated equipment.

"Our experts have developed new devices, which convert the detection of objects by the dolphins' underwater sonar to a signal on an operator's monitor.

"But the Ukrainian Navy lacked the funds for such know-how, and some projects had to be shuttered."

The source said he hoped the Russian navy would support the combat program, which also trains sea lions.

After the breakup of the Soviet Union, the dolphin program was handed to the Ukrainian navy. The dolphins were initially retrained to work with disabled children and for other civilian uses. Military training was restarted in 2011.

The United States is the only other country to have a combat dolphin training centre, run by the US Navy in San Diego.

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