Maritime Security
What Will Climate Change Cause to Military Bases?
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is not the only one worried about climate change. US military officers have long believed climate change seriously threatens...
Better Connectivity is the Name of the Game
The US Coast Guard needs higher Interoperability and networking levels. Modern threat environments require more dispersed, yet interoperable mission tasks, a dual-pronged tactical approach...
Mediterranean-Based Collaboration in Security Training
A U.S.-funded center in Cyprus will help train officials from countries in the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East on the latest techniques...
Folding Wings – Logistical UAV Solution
The successful operation of unmanned aerial systems depends to a large extent on their transportation and logistics. Autonomously folding wings for an unmanned aerial...
Advanced Underwater Missions Operated by Unmanned Systems
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) can serve for a wide variety of missions, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, etc.
The German Navy...
Watch Autonomous Navigation Sea Trials
A rigorous sea trials program has demonstrated that a new autonomous navigation system can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time and in a real-life...
End to Monopoly in Maritime Operations?
Vessels require a network connection for reporting, automation, improving safety, autonomous navigation, IoT monitoring or remote operations at sea. For decades, satellite-based solutions have...
New Arrival on French Navy Helicopter Carrier’s Deck
New unmanned aerial vehicles will significantly enhance the French Navy’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capabilities. The French Navy has accepted for operational use two...
New Advantage in Undersea Warfare
The ocean is a challenging environment. The ability to map and navigate the depths of the world’s oceans becomes increasingly essential to maintaining an...
Drone on Special Marine Mission
In the near future, drones will be used to test and evaluate ships’ new laser weapons. Researchers from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center,...
Turkey Developing First Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel
Turkey made a big investment in improving its naval defenses in the last decade, increasing the number of warships and military vessels and relying...
Nighttime Drone Delivery Bridges Critical Gap
Drone delivery flights are limited to daylight hours globally, due to the additional technical and operational challenges associated with night operations. Operation during night...
Meet “Blue Water”
A logistics unmanned air system (UAS) will execute long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport missions, replacing tactical aircraft. The Blue Water Maritime Logistics...
Anti-Submarine Warfare Enhanced by Autonomous Tech
Autonomous vehicles will replace manned teams in the middle of the ocean. An autonomous team of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare...
New Delivery Platform for Submarines
The U.S. Navy has used a quadcopter UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to deliver a payload to a submarine around the Hawaiian Islands. A video...
IAI’s Maritime Heron RPAS will Fly in Europe’s Civilian Airspace
The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) awarded a contract to Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and its partner Airbus DS Airborne Solutions (ADAS)...
Naval Tracking System will Support Special Operations
A US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) development program will support the development of tracking systems for accurately marking and monitoring objects in the...
Major Themes in Marine Port Security and Protection
By Or Shalom, security and cyber expert and adviser
Marine ports have strategic importance as critical infrastructure. The ports are vital to the economy, the...
New Maritime Sensor Unveiled
A new maritime surveillance sensor system will identify and track smugglers, terrorists, or any other threat, day and night, on rough seas. The system...
Next Development in Unmanned Naval Arena
The global unmanned surface vehicle market for defense and commercial uses is projected to reach USD 1,020 million by 2023, according to a Markets...
UAV Evaluation During US Coast Guard Patrol
The US is trying to assess how Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) medium-range UAV capabilities might be used to support Coast Guard operations, including...
Vertical Take Off and Landing – Major Naval Advantage
The German Navy has just started at-sea tests of the SKELDAR V200 vertical take off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) aboard first-in-class...
