and technologies, which then con- els, they will need literacy in the emerg- tribute to their commercialization.” ing digital and autonomous ecosystems Mobile phones have grown beyond as well as an entirely new safety mindset their fundamental role as telephones, and understanding cyber threats as well
that. We don’t Century Sailor Of? ce (N17) in my ? rst ? ag of? cer job, and have the reliefs. involved in building the “MyNavy HR” portal as a mobile, That’s my concern if we get into a large-scale, long-term op- adaptive platform for the management of our active-duty eration. We can be reasonably
and offshore that start he – like most other burgeoning leaders in the sector sectors – today it is not possible for ABS to put a de? nitive – became ‘mobile and global’, working with SBM in the ? oat- number on ‘how fast, how far’ this business will grow. “It is ing offshore world with FPSOs and the turret
meets its underwater noise limits. This will require specialized inception and cavitating area. The third approach should be test sites or specialized mobile underwater testing equipment. isolation mounting of a vibro-active equipment and machin- This process of designing and delivering a vessel meet- ery
of simulators, which the ferry operator has the DNV level, and we were the ? rst ones there with a DNV been deploying to various sites where they can do mobile certi? cate at the International Maritime Organization (IMO).” training. “They’ll have a crew coming off a ferry at a cer- Burry emphasized the signi
CTDs may have veloping low-power, low-cost, robust sensors that are speci? - been applicable, but they probably would’ve been destroyed cally tuned for mobile platforms. Our goal is to provide a sensor because of the harsh environment. Finally, we’re proud to be that’s reliably accurate at a level appropriate
There are many CTDs on the market; what makes the and salinity from any platform is a really good idea, but au- NBOSI offering unique? tonomous mobile platforms in general are almost always power There are a lot of good sensors, and it’s not our goal to com- and size and space limited, and they’re
SUBSEA VEHICLES DEFENSE Members from Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 and expeditionary sea base ship USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) prepare the MK 18 MOD 2 Sword? sh to be deployed from the Open Water Transportation System (OWTS) during Exercise Noble Vanguard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass
bombs with special fusing mechanisms that can wait to be detonated under the right circumstance. Submarines can carry the MK 67 sub- marine launched mobile mine (SLMM) is based on the MK 37 torpedo. It can clandestinely swim to a pre-determined location where it waits until target crite- ria are met
AUVs bristling with sensors and weapons may provide larger navies with combat overmatch against peer or near-peer adversaries, large numbers of mobile, weaponized underwater vehicles could be an asym- metric gamechanger for smaller actors seeking to strengthen their maritime power. www.marinetechnologyn
with a cheap but effective sea denial capability. With air. They will be capable of deploying a range of weapons the introduction of what are essentially mobile, guided mines, via launch tubes (vertical or horizontal), an internal weapons these actors have the potential to greatly enhance this capabil- bay
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low power there is no energy source available for charging, applications consumption but some applications still require additional where the device is mobile but cannot remain at the surface power. “We regularly deploy RBR instruments and under- long enough for adequate charging, and situations where the