South Korea To Develop AI System For Mine Warfare

Hanwha Systems in South Korea has signed a Rapid Demonstration Acquisition Project (RDAP) agreement worth around $21 million with the Defense Rapid Acquisition Technology Research Institute (DRATRI) to develop an AI-based automatic naval mine detection system. After two years of research and development, followed by six months of military demonstration operation, Hanwha Systems will supply the Republic of Korea Navy with an automatic mine detection system for vessels and land-based training. Leveraging artificial intelligence, the system aims to quickly and accurately detect and neutralize mines by establishing a big data infrastructure and utilizing deep learning. The technology is expected to enhance Mine Countermeasures (MCM) vessels' operations by deploying Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and towed array sonars for continuous underwater environment and naval mine data collection.

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