Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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Smart mine warfare builds on existing remote control

Artificial intelligence would extend rather than invent the idea of a mine whose activation can be controlled from outside the weapon.

Artificial IntelligenceMaritime DenialNaval Mine WarfareNaval MinesRemote Detonation
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Question

Does artificial intelligence make a return to naval mine warfare sensible?

Short answer

It may expand the options, but remotely controlled and selectively detonated mines are already an established development path.

Notes

Renewed mine warfare with artificial intelligence would extend an established technical path. Remote-detonation and selectable-control systems already exist in several forms. The important change is therefore not a sudden jump from passive to controlled mines. Future analysis should ask how new sensing and decision systems alter an established family of remotely managed weapons.