Maritime Security

The UK Navy experiments launching jet-powered drones from its carriers. Fixed-wing drones were flown from a carrier’s vast flight deck to assess how they...

In a first, the Royal Navy is reassigning an experienced crew from a Mine Countermeasures Squadron, and putting them in charge of autonomous minehunting...

Unmanned aircraft and artificial intelligence technology will save lives in water emergencies by dropping life rafts to those in distress. While the Lifesaver onboard system...

Military seaborne operations offer nearly unlimited water landing zones providing significant flexibility. As the US national strategic objectives shift focus to littoral regions, the...

Advanced maritime information technology was demonstrated successfully in an unmanned aerial vehicle. The trials demonstrated how a navy warship can benefit from the intelligence...

New drones will serve European organizations for pollution response at sea, safety and civil maritime surveillance. The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has ordered from...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems will supply naval warfare systems to a Southeast Asian country. The company has been awarded a contract worth approximately $80...

In 2018, the US Navy identified a need to develop a capability to autonomously deliver cargo with an unmanned aerial system (UAS) to and...

A new platform composed of a marine uncrewed surface vessel (USV) with an onboard aerial drone will allow users to conduct advanced operations in...

New details were released about the Turkish TB-3 armed drone, designed to launch from ships packed with unmanned aircraft.  “The Bayraktar TB-3, which is still...

The Canadian Coast Guard is conducting trials of a new long-endurance UAV surveillance system for possible deployment on Canadian Coast Guard Vessels. Initial BVLOS...

The vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle (UAV) CAMCOPTER S-100 has successfully demonstrated its capabilities to the Hellenic Navy. Schiebel’s UAV was...

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with an upgraded multi-intelligence configuration was successfully tested. Triton is the U.S. Navy’s premier high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE),...

Iran is pointed out by Israel and western allies as responsible for the July 29 attack on a ship with Israeli ties off the...

Japan’s authorities have been employing advanced technology in order to maintain security and prevent the spread of the coronavirus during the Olympic Games in...

The United States is evaluating unmanned maritime surveillance technology in support of Coast Guard efforts to protect its maritime borders and commercially navigable waterways.  The...

Underwater gunfights are an especially rare kind of combat. Underwater rifles, built specifically to launch a projectile through dense water, are one way to...

The Spanish maritime safety and rescue body SASEMAR is operating the CAMCOPTER S-100 for maritime surveillance over the coming months. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

A new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) project offers an autonomous navigation system for maritime applications. The project received £400,000 from the UK Ministry of...

Israel Shipyards signed an agreement to supply its SHALDAG MK V vessels to the Israeli Navy. The company will provide four vessels that have...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is integrating offensive and defensive systems, to enhance the 'Sa'ar 6' corvette's capabilities and usher the Israeli Navy into a...

Rafael Advanced Defense Systems unveils Sea Breaker, a 5th generation long range, autonomous, precision-guided missile system, enabling significant attack performance against a variety of...