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International Navies Look Toward Leveraging AI

Kelsey Reichmann

Tuesday, January 12th, 2021

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International Navies Look Toward Leveraging AI

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The international navies of Italy, Australia, and Canada are looking to surface and underwater unmanned systems that will leverage technology like artificial intelligence (AI) and could be used for missions like mine hunting and disposal as force and capability multipliers in future warfighting efforts, representatives from each country said during a panel at the virtual Surface Navy Association National Symposium on Jan. 11. AI will be essential to the use and development of unmanned systems. However, it will force navies…

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