Tag Archives: seas

Houthi drone attacks and hijackings – Who controls the seas?

Here is a question for policy makers, international agencies, ministers of trade, transport and naval strategists. Is it even remotely acceptable that the peaceful passage of merchant ships through one of the world’s most important international sea routes should be subjected to attacks by heavily armed rebel forces controlling the …

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Insitu announces high seas, long endurance Integrator VTOL U…

Insitu, A Boeing Company, announced its Integrator Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland. Integrator VTOL launches vertically on ships or land without sacrificing payload capacity or endurance. The system retains the performance of fixed-wing aircraft, providing the same long …

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Pirate-hunting drone monitors crime on the high seas

SwissDrones The ocean is a lawless frontier. Anyone who follows Ian Urbina’s excellent series knows that crime abounds on the high seas and often goes unpunished. The factors contributing to lawlessness are complex and difficult to parse, but one issue is strictly logistical. The ocean is big and dangerous and …

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