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Mine Hunting with Drones

How to cite:
Philippe Waquet
"Mine Hunting with Drones"
Information & Security: An International Journal,
13,
(2004):
98-111.
http://dx.doi.org/10.11610/isij.1307

Mine Hunting with Drones

Source:

Information & Security: An International Journal,
Volume: 13,
p.98-111
(2004)

Abstract:

This article deals with an important subject – mine hunting with drones. The author begins with a comprehensive overview, emphasizing the need for remotely controlled operations in mine warfare: mine reconnaissance, minesweeping, and mine neutralization. The advantages of semi-submersible vehicles and multi-beam side-scan sonar technology are presented with a focus on the deployment flexibility with containerized units allowing an instant adaptation to any non-specialized vessel or shore facility. The article then presents in details the drone system architecture. Description and results of full scale operational evaluations conducted in 2001-2003 in Canada and in France demonstrate the excellent performance of a mine hunting drone system at sea.

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