Naval Mine Warfare as part of Underwater Dominance in the 21st Century
Naval Warfare has come a long since its humble beginnings over 3000 years ago. Throughout the human history the waterways have played an existentially critical role for survival, development and prosperity in the form of sustenance. Fast-forward to 20-century and to the advent of wide-scale use of both submersible vessels and underwater weaponry, we see the focus and the true dominance of sea areas being controlled not by what can be seen in the horizon but what happens beneath the surface.
Naval Mines are in public view seen as the spiky balls of terror that cause havoc to ships without scrutiny, thus posing threat not only to the aggressor but also to any vessel sailing in the area – much like the dreaded anti-personnel mines that to this day render past conflict areas unusable on land. While this has been historically the case with naval mines, it is not where we are today and especially not the future.
Modern or modernized naval mines are safe to produce, store and handle logistically due to its inert explosives and multi-sensor fuse. They are also safe to operate, as modern target detection system both detects and identifies the vessel, making the mines highly selective and specific of their targets.
Naval Warfare has come a long since its humble beginnings over 3000 years ago. Throughout the human history the waterways have played an existentially critical role for survival, development and prosperity in the form of sustenance. Fast-forward to 20-century and to the advent of wide-scale use of both submersible vessels and underwater weaponry, we see the focus and the true dominance of sea areas being controlled not by what can be seen in the horizon but what happens beneath the surface.
Naval Mines are in public view seen as the spiky balls of terror that cause havoc to ships without scrutiny, thus posing threat not only to the aggressor but also to any vessel sailing in the area – much like the dreaded anti-personnel mines that to this day render past conflict areas unusable on land. While this has been historically the case with naval mines, it is not where we are today and especially not the future.
Modern or modernized naval mines are safe to produce, store and handle logistically due to its inert explosives and multi-sensor fuse. They are also safe to operate, as modern target detection system both detects and identifies the vessel, making the mines highly selective and specific of their targets.
DA-Group provides the industry-leading naval mine and underwater surveillance solutions including modernization of legacy systems, mine field planning, minelaying, logistics and training.
In the coming issues we will take a look into underwater surveillance and naval mine clearance.
DA-Group provides the industry-leading naval mine and underwater surveillance solutions including modernization of legacy systems, mine field planning, minelaying, logistics and training.
In the coming issues we will take a look into underwater surveillance and naval mine clearance.