Naval Minehunters and Mine Disposal

摘要

Unmanned and autonomous systems are increasingly integrated and are able to considerably improve the operational tempo and the area coverage rate. In this regard, European navies are acutely aware that there are technological and operational challenges ahead, such as formulating new operational concepts (CO-NOPS), bringing autonomy up to a level that ensures reliable operations on the frontline, reliability of 'over-the-horizon concepts' at ranges out to 30 NM and 'over the air' data connectivity network capacity (to name but a few). Adding to the complexity is the need to keep abreast of the rapid advances and developments of newtechnologies. Fields like autonomy, digitalisation, cybersecurity, Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (Al), Big Data Analytics (BDA), increasing connectedness, and anti-collision support are just some of these technologies.