The U.S. Navy released a new strategy document on December 4, 2019 promoting the need for a consolidated information warfare discipline within fleet maritime operations centers and calling for the creation of new, dedicated information […]
Technical advisory services firm American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Google Cloud, and Ukrainian software company SoftServe have completed a pilot project using artificial intelligence models to detect corrosion and coating breakdown on ships and offshore […]
South Korea’s Navy will use lithium-ion batteries in its newest submarines, claiming they can double the operational hours compared to those using lead-acid batteries. The lithium-ion batteries were created by five research bodies and six […]
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Lab in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) are using 3D printing technology to develop self-driving boats. The boats […]
Sea Machines Robotics – a Boston company specializing in unmanned, autonomous vessel technology for the maritime industry – will be working with A.P. Moller-Maersk, of Copenhagen, Denmark to trial its perception and situational awareness technology […]
Westpac Little Ripper Lifesaver has collaborated with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) to develop the first autonomous shark detecting drone – ‘Shark Spotter’. “The automated system for detection and identification of sharks in particular, […]
Australian Defense Industry Minister Christopher Pyne recently released the Defense Industrial Capability Plan which outlines Australia’s long-term vision and objectives for Australia’s defense industry, and how government and defense plan to partner with industry to […]
The U.S. Navy is preparing to deploy two MQ-4C Tritons – high-altitude surveillance drones – to Guam this summer. Built by Northrop Grumman, the 131-foot-wingspan UAV’s utilize electro-optical sensors and radar capable of tracking maritime […]
Researchers from the University of Washington and Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory are reporting the successful deployment of three undersea drones which will be autonomously monitoring the ebb and flow of sea ice in the […]
The United States Navy has awarded an initial $150 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop shipboard lasers – HELIOS – an acronym for ‘High Energy Laser and Integrated Optical-dazzler with Surveillance’. Under the terms […]
© Defense TechConnect, Produced by TechConnect