[LINK] What are the new frontiers of war?

[gerard]

Paul

>>If only someone hadn't already thought of all this, and 
floated the company....<<



They probably already did. There was work performed by Felix Schill

at ANU ten or so years ago on a mini-sub swarm named Serafina. It seems 
to have become Hydromea S.A. base at EPFL, Switzerland.


https://www.hydromea.com/meet-hydromea-team/


Cheers

Gerard


On 1/10/21 11:14 pm, Paul Brooks wrote:
> If only someone hadn't already thought of all this, and floated the company....
>
> Aquabotix   ASX:UUV
>
> https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsmallcaps.com.au%2Faquabotix-secures-largest-order-history-major-asian-military-agency%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cu9109366%40UDS.anu.edu.au%7C0052d446f3eb499f991508d984dfa944%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637686919490629195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=a7lJOKoRxPOsapgS1shyXMSM17ZjXyc1Eq%2B1eYQOEhU%3D&reserved=0
>
> the video is a bit light-on, as is the website, but imagine a swarm of things like
> this, but about 5 times the size, with an explosive warhead.
>
>
>
> On 1/10/2021 8:31 am, Tom Worthington wrote:
>> On 29/9/21 8:31 pm, Stephen Loosley wrote:
>>>> From: Frank O'Connor Sent: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 1:49 PM
>>>>
>>>> Drones, and ever ’smarter’ drones are in all probability the way
>>>> of the future. And in 40 years time ...
>> Drones have already changed the way wars a fought. We will see dramatic
>> changes in the next 10 years, not 40.
>>
>>>> ... aquatic smart drones ... would deny that stretch of water  ...
>> Yes, in WWII, one significant contribution Australia made to the war in
>> the Pacific was mining. Mines were placed by submarines, flying boats and ships.
>> Mines, which look like torpedoes, and can position themselves, are now available.
>> Lithium batteries made for cars will allow a new generation of low cost smart mines.
>> These could remain on station for extended periods, report passing ships, attack on
>> command, or return to be serviced and recharged. The students at an Australian
>> university could design such a weapon and a small local company build them in a shed.
>> https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.tomw.net.au%2F2021%2F09%2Fnew-generation-of-underwater-drone.html&data=04%7C01%7Cu9109366%40UDS.anu.edu.au%7C0052d446f3eb499f991508d984dfa944%7Ce37d725cab5c46249ae5f0533e486437%7C0%7C0%7C637686919490629195%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=kUZ9Glz9S3eEScGCrdRDtwO39847JU5ZZl1hur5U5Zg%3D&reserved=0
>>
>>> There’s more than subs in the AUKUS technology-sharing pact with the US and the UK
>>> - AI, cyber, quantum, hypersonic missiles ...
>> What is missing from this analysis is the grey warfare element. If the
>> target is a large warship, then a hyper-sonic missile could be used. But
>> if there are hundreds of what look like fishing boats, possibly from a
>> commercial port leased from a third country, it is not financially, or
>> politically, feasible to attack them all with expensive hyper-sonic
>> missiles. What is needed are a lot of small boats, each with a flashing
>> light, a loudhailer, and a machine gun. These can be crewed, or remote
>> controlled.
>>
>>
>>
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