As the ability to manoeuvre, map and operate at greater depths increases, nations are facing increasing threats – both in terms of frequency and severity – in the underwater battlespace.
The subsea threat is evolving beyond traditional domains to incorporate more grey-zone, sub-threshold tactics and strategies as necessary vehicles for delivering effect and maintaining the competitive edge. Threat levels are increasing, a wider group of sophisticated adversaries are emerging, and the pace of change is only expected to accelerate.
This all poses significant challenges for governments in the context of defence and national security, particularly around three core areas:
- Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
- Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)
- Critical Undersea infrastructure Protection (CUIP)
So, how can we counter today’s threats while investing in solutions that will enable us to regain control of the underwater domain?
The short answer is that we need the indicators and warnings to prevent interference or attacks before they happen. We need sensor networks and platforms to be ubiquitous, connected and able to communicate data securely in order to accelerate decide and effect functions.
Of course, this is no mean feat. But it’s an area in which industry is making progress.
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