The U.S. Navy will begin testing logistics drones on an aircraft carrier to see if the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) is practical in this environment. These drones are capable are carrying up to a 50-pound payload and can fly about 200 miles. This testing is in response to the needs of the Military
U.S. Navy Deploys Counter-UAS Laser
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Drones
The U.S. Navy installed its first Optical Dazzling Interdictor, Navy (ODIN), which, more simply put, is a laser weapon designed to counter unmanned aerial systems (UAS). Unlike hard-kill laser systems already used by the Navy on its vessels, ODIN uses a dazzling laser to confuse systems sensors and cameras, or in manned systems, potentially cause…
Maritime industry beware: hacking pirates are targeting valuable cargo
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
As I have written before, I am a big fan of the sharing of cyber intrusion information so all industries can learn from one another. No industry is immune from cyber-attacks.
But this is a new one, and good to know for the maritime industry. The Verizon RISK team reports that a shipping company hired…