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Editorial

BS’ ’60-Minutes’ recently offered an interesting feature on the health and readiness of the U.S. Navy to potentially meet and beat a long list of tradi-

Ctional global powers, as well as a growing list of asymmetric threats. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike

Gilday was succinct in discussing the future of the U.S. Navy:

Image Credit Argeo www.marinetechnologynews.com “I think unmanned is the future, and I believe

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While the USN ORCA ‘Extra Large Unmanned Undersea

Vehicle’ program is more than three years behind schedule and

CEO

John C. O’Malley about $242 million over budget according to the U.S. Govern- [email protected] ment Accountability Of? ce (GAO), in his interview with CBS Gilday expressed strong optimism for the platform, saying, “I expect a very high return on investment. It will be

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Gregory R. Trauthwein among the most lethal and stealthy platforms in the arsenal of the U.S. military.” [email protected]

Despite continued geopolitical unrest – or perhaps because of it – these are some excit-

Contributing Writers ing and fast-moving times in subsea circles. Russia’s invasion of and continued war with

Kevin Hardy

Ukraine has effectively served a s a catalyst to fast-track a number of subsea initiatives,

Celia Konowe

Edward Lundquist including:

David Strachan • Subsea Defense: With the mystery surrounding the explosion that took out the Nord

Stream pipeline, protection of critical underwater infrastructure … from pipelines to com-

Production Manager

Irina Vasilets munications cables … has come to the fore.

[email protected] • Offshore Energy: Sanctions on Russia following the invasion coupled with energy ? ow cuts from Russia to Europe have re-energized offshore oil and gas, as energy security

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Nicole Ventimiglia is a top agenda item for most countries. As offshore oil and gas production comes back [email protected] online following six years in the doldrums, it too looks different, with a decided emphasis

Corporate Staff on autonomous solutions.

On the former, contributing author David Strachan writes on subsea mines this edition.

Manager, Marketing

Mark O’Malley

Sea mines have always been a major burden and concern to both commercial and military [email protected] shipping, as they are a relatively cheap and effective means to disable critical sea routes.

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In this edition, Strachan takes a closer look as modern sea mines, stealthier and ever more

Esther Rothenberger [email protected] lethal including encapsulated torpedo mines and rocket-propelled rising mines.

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