South Korean Navy Tests AI ‘Officer’ And Unmanned Vessels In First Mine-Sweeping Trial
South Korea’s Navy has conducted its first artificial intelligence (AI)-based mine-sweeping trial using unmanned vessels and drones.
The exercise was held at a naval base in Busan and was jointly led by South Korean defence company Hanwha Systems, the Navy said on Monday. It involved the Navy’s 730-ton Ongjin minesweeper, spy drones, two unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), and one autonomous underwater vehicle developed by Hanwha.
The trial was based on a simulated situation where Busan port had been blocked by enemy mines. The Navy tested how crewed ships, unmanned vessels and AI systems could work together to locate and respond to underwater threats.
The mission…