Houthis intensify attacks against vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
The rebel group has been using uncrewed surface vessels, UAVs and missiles to target ships.
The growing proliferation of maritime threats could lead countries towards operating smaller-size submarines alongside traditional underwater and surface fleet as compact, low-profile platforms can provide several tactical and operational benefits, according to Australian manufacturer Ocean Submarine.
By operating with a smaller crew, this type of capability can improve protection for vessels, submarines and coastlines in addition to lowering logistics and maintenance footprint. Their reduced dimensions also provide enhanced versatility and manoeuvrability enabling its use of diverse mission types including surface, submarine and mine warfare, intelligence gathering and SOF.
While entire naval fleets can be easily targeted, the low-profile design of smaller-size submarines
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The rebel group has been using uncrewed surface vessels, UAVs and missiles to target ships.
Significant advancements and ongoing challenges in the development of autonomous navigation for uncrewed systems have highlighted the complex interplay between human oversight and technological capability.
The Indonesian Navy has turned to French and Norwegian technology to strengthen its domestic ship building capabilities and modernise its disparate fleet.
Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defence Radar (AMDR), now officially designated as AN/SPY-6(V), will be purchased by the US Navy to equip the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the service has been procuring under its Flight III initiative.
The Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) has been planned to meet requirements for France, Italy and Spain, as well as potentially for Denmark, Greece, Norway, Ireland, Romania and Portugal.
The DriX O-16 uncrewed surface vessel (USV) is dual-use, can conduct operations for up to 30 days with an autonomy of 3,500nm and can deploy multiple payloads and subsea assets.