The SBU transferred the legendary Sea Baby naval drone to the museum

This drone has completed several successful combat missions and will now be part of an exhibition on the modern history of war.

The SBU has transferred one of the Sea Baby naval drones from World War II to the National Museum of the History of Ukraine. The press service of the agency reported this.

This drone was part of the fleet of SBU surface vehicles, which during the full-scale invasion hit 11 Russian warships and participated in the explosion of the Crimean bridge.

The transferred exhibit is a reusable drone capable of returning to base after completing tasks. During its service, Sea Baby covered more than 4 thousand kilometers of the Black Sea and conducted several operations, including participating in a battle with Russian aircraft in December 2024.

Despite the damage, the device successfully completed the task and returned to base. Currently, due to the damage received, the drone is no longer used and has been transferred for preservation as a museum relic.

“Sea surface drones, created by SBU specialists, have evolved since 2022 from experimental models of kamikaze drones to multi-purpose sea platforms — fast, almost invisible to the enemy and capable of covering a thousand kilometers and carrying a warhead of more than 1,000 kg,” said Brigadier General of the SBU’s military counterintelligence Ivan Lukashevich.

He emphasized that Sea Baby is ahead of its global counterparts in terms of reliability, technological sophistication and versatility. According to him, these drones perform a wide variety of tasks — from remote mining to attacks on military facilities and illegal structures in occupied Crimea.

The museum’s director, Yuriy Savchuk, called it a great honor for the institution to host Sea Baby: “This invention forced Russia to hide most of its warships in Novorossiysk and helped Ukraine unblock the “grain corridor.” I am sure that the exhibit will be wildly popular among visitors.”

The day before, USM wrote that the Defense Intelligence had received a new naval drone, the “Konotop Witch.”