https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/authors/by/david-strachan Maritime, Marine Industry, Shipbuilding, Shipping News en-US https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/deeply-innovative-drivers-subsea-654116 The undersea domain has never been more strategically important. From the proliferation of submarines and underwater vehicles, to the protection of subsea energy and communications infrastructure, maritime security now extends well beneath the ocean surface. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/supersize-seeking-ultra-large-651714 In late May of this year, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) issued a broad agency announcement (BAA) seeking the rapid design, build, and testing of an ultra-large autonomous underwater vehicle (UL-AUV) capable of conducting long-range, high-endurance missions while carrying large modular payloads. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/strike-seabed-warfare-target-649663 In March 2024, scientists with China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University published an article in the peer-reviewed journal Ships and Offshore Structures with the relatively benign title, “Numerical investigation for the blockade capability… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/integration-transform-submarine-tactics-638803 For decades, submarines have been the apex predator, roaming the oceans largely unmolested, gathering intelligence, providing a sea-based nuclear deterrent, and conducting clandestine missions with impunity. As such, these versatile and lethal… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/advanced-mines-future-conflicts-627041 When it comes to war, the old adage that the best defense is a good offense rings true. Nowhere is this more the case than naval warfare, where initiative can make the difference between victory and defeat. As an integral part of naval warfare… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/hearing-light-could-revolutionize-625530 During the summer of 2020, a group of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) marine scientists based on the Svalbard archipelago successfully detected the vocalizations of baleen whales frolicking in Arctic Ocean and North Sea, some 70-90 kilometers away. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/racing-bottom-seabed-warfare-624893 In the early morning hours of September 26, 2022, seismologists located throughout northern Europe detected two disturbances originating in the Baltic Sea that were consistent with underwater explosions. Within hours, an aerial image captured… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/future-blended-gliders-could-622535 Since it was first proposed by Henry Stommel in a 1989Oceanography magazine article, the underwater glider has become a mainstay of ocean scientific research. The Teledyne Marine Slocum glider(named for Joshua Slocum, the first to solo circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat)… Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z https://www.marinetechnologynews.com/news/xluuv-build-620991 In August, 2021, after years of delays, cost overruns, and rising tensions, the Australian government canceled a A$90 billion order with France’s Naval Group for 12 conventionally powered submarines intended to replace the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)’s aging fleet of six Collins-class attack subs. Mon, 01 Jan 0001 05:00:00 Z