BAE Systems said advances in AI could also have a serious effect on these Navy combat systems. Credit: BAE SYSTEMS
The Telegraph: Royal Navy ships could be controlled remotely by officers on land, says BAE Systems
Royal Navy ships could in future be controlled remotely by captains on land using new augmented reality headsets and artificial intelligence technologies being developed by a UK defence company.
The technology could pave the way for semi-autonomous naval vessels with much smaller crews, according to BAE Systems.
Transferring naval command rooms that are currenttly always on-board vessels onto land could reduce the risks to sailors and improve safety during combat, according to the British defence company.
Frank Cotton, BAE chief technology officer for naval systems, said: “The concept of the future Navy control room that we are working with is that it will not actually be on-board the ship. We think this will work because we know that you can have pilots in a Texas desert controlling drones that fly over Afghanistan. So why not have the officers somewhere safe, instead of on-board?”
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WNU Editor: I guess going down with the ship will no longer be an option of a U.K. Royal Navy Captain.