assist in identifying mines and act as a neutralization device. About the Author Bottom mines pose even greater chal- David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of lenges. Unlike contact mines, bottom Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory mines utilize a range of sensors to
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and Mechatronics at Villanova University and a Master of Engineering in Systems Engineering and Project Management from Cornell University. Strachan David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory focusing on autonomous undersea Lundquist Wigen syste
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than the surface or air domains, but they will continue to fall, and it is certainly About the Author possible that a determined actor could David R. Strachan is a defense analyst and founder of construct its own poor man’s submarine Strikepod Systems, a research and strategic advisory force. Even a
INSIGHTS SUBSEA DEFENSE SILENT, MOBILE, DEADLY: THE RISE OF COMBAT AUVS Copyright Jesper/AdobeStock By David Strachan, Senior Analyst, Strikepod Systems rone warfare has come into its own. The war in targeted by warship point defense systems and helicopter gun- Ukraine, what many analysts are calling
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CYBERSECURITY SUBSEA DEEP DATA: CYBERSECURITY IN THE SUBSEA DOMAIN By David Strachan, Defense Analyst and Founder of Strikepod Systems rogue nuclear program is sabotaged by a highly threat vectors that can be used by malicious actors to inject cy- advanced computer worm. Malware targeting an ber payloads
issues. He is a well as ISOs and RTOs. regular contributor to Maritime Reporter Gullick and MTR. Strachan Huw Gullick is Associate Director at NOC David R. Strachan is a defense analyst Innovations. His role involves ? nding Paradise and founder of Strikepod Systems, a real life application for
technology and people, and it is Celia Konowe Edward Lundquist the latter that I found most interesting in our recent interview. Through our channels, we David Strachan talk relentlessly about the innovations, the technology that make this industry special. But behind technology are people, and today there