[LINK] What are the new frontiers of war?

[Tom Worthington]

On 2/10/21 11:16 am, gerard wrote:

> ... at ANU ten or so years ago on a mini-sub swarm named Serafina.  ...

Yes, the test tank for Serafina was outside my ANU office window*.

Here is the old website for the project: 
http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~serafina/

But complex swarming behavior, and advanced AI, are not needed to make a 
useful UUV. Also Serafina was experimenting with what the US Navy call a 
"Man Portable" UUV, less than 1 m long. The Australian navy will likely 
need something longer range, in the Light to Heavy class, 2 to 6 m long. 
https://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=708654


* Reminds me of David Williamson's play "The Department", about a 
university engineering department with a testing tank.


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Tom Worthington http://www.tomw.net.au