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A 12-tonne fishing boat weighs anchor three kilometres off the port of
Adelaide. A small crew huddles over a miniature submarine, activates the
controls, primes the explosives, and releases it into the water. The underwater
drone uses sensors and sonar to navigate towards its pre-programmed target: the
single, narrow port channel responsible for the state’s core fuel supply…
You can guess the rest. A blockage, an accident, an explosion – any could be
catastrophic for Australia, a country that conducts 99% of trade by sea and
imports more than 90% of its fuel.
As drone submarines or “uncrewed underwater vehicles” (UUVs) become cheaper,
more common and more sophisticated, Australia’s 34,000km of coastline will face
a significant future threat.
What can be done? Our assessment – validated through workshops with experts
from across Australia – shows the same technologies can aid our maritime
security, if we build them into our planning from now on."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
