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An advanced marine drone with hydroalas that will patrol without crew

July 30, 2025 by usatoday24

Thousands of kilometers of coastline, a large number of strategic trade routes and a sea where threats are no longer announced with ships, but with drones, sabotages and undercover operations. Europe has begun to rearmbut not only with fighters or frigates: also with light, autonomous systems and designed to act where the radars do not arrive. Arrow is one of them. And he wants to become the new sentinel of the sea. A European system for an increasingly hostile environment. Suicide drones cross the red sea. Corted submarine cablesBlocked GPS, Sabotajes without signature. The war has entered the sea, but it has done so in silence. Europe has understood: large ships are no longer enough. Discrete surveillance is needed, agile systems, technology that detects before it is late. What is Arrow and what makes it different. Imagine a ship that does not need a pilot, which barely generates noise and that could, in the near future, travel 740 km of coast without reposting. Imagine that, in addition, it is fast, stealthy and capable of acting autonomously. That is the Vision Arrow. The project, officially launched in July 2025seeks to develop a 12 meter European naval drone with hydroalas, capable of operating autonomously or manned. It is still in the design and planning phase, with a prototype planned around 2027 and validation between that year and 2028. The idea is that it reaches up to 45 speed knots, minimize fuel consumption by 50% and reduce the acoustic and visual trail. Its final purpose is not to face great threats, but to detect what others do not see and alert in advance. Arrow does not replace a patrol or a satellite. It aims to complement existing capabilities with an agile platform that combines discretion, artificial intelligence and operational efficiency: a tool designed to anticipate, not to attack. What will Arrow be and what makes it possible. The first thing that attracts attention is its form: elongated, stylized, designed to cut the water without generating noise or turbulence. Arrow does not float: Plan on the sea thanks to a retractable hydroalas system that allows you to reach up to 45 knots (about 83 kilometers per hour) and reduce consumption by half. A system that does not need a pilot. What differentiates Arrow from a conventional unmanned boat is not only its speed or its design, but its brain. It is expected to incorporate autonomous navigation systems with embarked intelligence capable of processing data in real time. That will allow you to detect obstacles, adjust routes, dodge interference and maintain communications without constantly depending on a human operator. This autonomy is key to acting in difficult or degraded environments, where the GPS signal can fail, be exposed to hackeos like those suffering from airplanes or the response time must be immediate. Instead of reacting from Earth, Arrow will make decisions in the water. Who is behind the Arrow Project. The Arrow project is managed by the European Defense Agency and has an estimated total cost of 10.7 million euros, of which The European Union will contribute almost 8 million through the European Defense Fund. The French company Seair coordinates a European consortium composed of ten organizations from eight member states or countries associated with the EU. The consortium groups eight technological SMEs and two research organizations, among which are: Seair (France) Maritime Robotics (Norway) D3 Applied Technologies (Spain) Knierim Yachtbau (Germany) Sierra Tango (Belgium) Maxwell Applied Tech (Spain) C & V Defense (Belgium) EU3Star BV (Netherlands) Taltech – Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia) Riga Technical University (Latvia) The objective: unite industrial and scientific capacities to create a European, autonomous and exportable solution. Arrow is not an isolated case: it is part of something bigger. The development of Arrow does not respond only to a technical need. It is part of a strategic turn: the European Union wants to have its own tools to defend their interests without depending on the pentagon. He is doing it with fighters (FCAS)with satellites (Iris2), with air defense systems (Sky Shield), and now also with naval drones like this. What is expected now. What today is a project on paper, within approximately three years could patrol the coasts of Europe. That is the plan. Arrow will have about 34 months of development ahead to move from design to reality. Throughout that time, the consortium must close the technical architecture, build a functional prototype and submit it to tests in real conditions. As we say, the first great milestone will arrive in 2027, with the demonstrations in the open sea. If everything progresses as planned, the system could be ready for real operations in 2028. At the moment no official images of Arrow’s final design have been disseminated. However, during the presentation of the project, the Naval News News He had access to a physical model and was able to take several photographs of the actincluding a partial image of the exposed model. These snapshots allow a first idea of the general lines of the system, although they still do not reflect their definitive configuration. The cover image is a creation generated with AI. It does not correspond to any official model, technical prototype or approved design of the Arrow system. Images | Xataka with chatgpt In Xataka | An F-18 was about to make spectacular maneuvers over the sky of Gijón. Until an obstacle appeared

This loading brows with 192 solar panels and a hybrid system. The most striking thing is that you can do it without crew

July 11, 2025 by usatoday24

Covered by 192 solar panels, Blue Marlin It seems more a floating installation than a traditional freighter. But under that futuristic aspect a remarkable advance is hidden: this ship, designed to operate in interior waters, is the first in its class capable of Use sun energy to drive. We do not talk about auxiliary or lighting systems on board: panels feed their electrical propulsion system. And best of all, he is already sailing. The technical advance is not alone in the design: it is in how it moves. The Blue Marlin combines solar energy, batteries and diesel generators in a hybrid system capable of adapting to each section of the trip. Under good light conditions, panels can generate up to 35 kilowatts, enough to feed the propulsion system without external help. At other times, what is known as Peak Shaving: Automatic management that allows reducing the use of generators, activating them only when it really takes. Solar panels and diesel: all that at the service of a specific task Solar energy has already been the protagonist in other maritime proposals: since Cruises that install panels on the balconiesuntil Flexible candles with Perovskitas that promise a new generation of sustainable ships. There were even those who, more than a decade ago, dared to go around the world with him larger solar boat ever built. Blue Marlin has not been created to go around the world or to travel oceans. Its objective is much more concrete: transport steel and bulk by northwestern Germany. These types of routes, which cross interior channels, are key to reducing the use of trucks and emissions in the logistics chain. By incorporating electric propulsion, they affirm, Blue Marlin allows you to reduce until 36,000 kilos of CO2 a yeara figure nothing smaller for a single ship. In addition to its hybrid propulsion system, the Blue Marlin incorporates a second relevant innovation: remote navigation. Thanks to Seafar technology, the ship can operate without crew on board in certain stretches of the journey. After overcoming the evidence, the German authorities They have authorized that Blue Marlin Navigate telecontrolled between Salzgitter and Friedrichsfeld. This not only reduces operational costs, it also opens the door to a new logistics model in which part of the control can be done from the ground. One of the biggest challenges of river transport is to maintain operability when water level drops. Blue Marlin has been built with that problem in mind. Your helmet has been designed to guarantee stability and maneuverability With a draft of only 1.10 meters. Thanks to its veth helm propellers and an additional bow propeller, it can maneuver precisely even in complex sections. This capacity makes it a robust tool for an increasingly unpredictable environment. Behind the Blue Marlin there are two key actors: HGK Shipping, that moves 43 million tons per year in Europeand Salzgitter Agresponsible for one of the largest steel productions on the continent. Together they have developed a freighter that not only fulfills a logistics function, but also symbolizes a change of course. The construction has been carried out in several phases and countries, with very demanding standards. Images | HGK Shipping GmbH In Xataka | Soon we will begin to see solar panels everywhere thanks to the Perovskitas. Australia is going to start with ship candles

Before the lack of crew, South Korea is developing ships with AI. And the US has already taken their eyes

February 23, 2025 by usatoday24

We have the whole day in the mouth. If a product does not have ia, it is not fashionable, and Despite loud recent failuresit seems that artificial intelligence It has come to stay and conquer it practically everything. A segment in which it has a lot of potential is in the improve autonomous capabilities of vehicles, especially in countries in which human workforce is increasingly scarce. This is the case of South Korea, which is promoting Autonomous ships up to ia To replace the lack of crew. But there are already those who look with sweet eyes thinking about applications in the military industry: United States. Samsung with Ia. Now in ships. South Korean national pride is Samsung, a company that recently presented its smartphones Galaxy S25 and that has been uploaded on the artificial intelligence ship. Samsung is a giant company that makes consumption technology much more. Both the main company and its subsidiaries have businesses in sectors such as construction or biotechnology, and one of them specializes in ships. Samsung Heavy Industries, or SHI, is one of the three large ship builders in the world, focusing on the construction of ships for special tasks such as ultragrandes ships, very specific transport ships, offshore platforms and navigation systems. One of the last projects in which it is involved is that of construction with ships equipped with autonomous navigation system thanks to AI. Ok, catamaran! Conducts. How can we read in Nikkei Asiain November last year, Shi tried a 12 -meter -long catamaran on Geoje island, south of South Korea. This ship could transport 12 people and its crew had a task: give voice orders to the ship. After scoring the route, he was dedicated to following the ‘line of points’ and details such as speed or obstacles were shown in real time on a screen. From the control center you can monitor your parameters thanks to the installed cameras, as well as make adjustments, but the AI developed by sister Samsung Electronics is the captain of the ship. Government facilities. A wall against which there were companies like Samsung or Hyundai when trying autonomous vessels is the law. According to the Asian media, the regulations made it difficult for companies approved A law that precisely facilitates obtaining permits to perform tests in the real world. The reasons were not specified, but having South Korea one of the most alarming demographic situations on the planet And facing –Like Japan-, to the lack of workers in certain positions, an autonomous or semi -autonomous vehicle sounds like a good idea to alleviate the situation. Realizing Japan again, we have already seen even Robots with chainsaws to set the train tracks. Taxi! We mentioned Hyundai, since it is another of the great South Korean and, through Hyundai Heavy Industries, this year they will test an autonomous aquatic taxi in Busán. The idea is that the passenger introduces the destination, at which time the system will look for the ideal route and begin to travel it. Apart from the systems to recognize the environment thanks to 3D cameras, the idea is that you go accurately at the destination dock, ready to release a passenger and receive another. Returning to Samsung, the next steps of this project include tests to avoid collisions, as well as Improve satellite communication To be able to develop this pilot as something on a large scale. Satellite communication is another technologies that seem important to the company. The US looks carefully. Samsung has a key advantage: you can design and build these ships from scratch, integrating its own autonomous navigation technology. That is, with their naval experience, they can design a ship from scratch that includes the autonomous navigation systems that they provide from Samsung Electronics, being a more accurate solution than to place those navigation systems on a ship that is not specifically designed for it . And who is already looking closely at these advances is the United States, but not any aquatic taxi department, but the Department of Defense. In one call From Trump al, now dismissed, South Korean president Yoon Yeol, President Electro recognized the capacity of South Korea in the construction and maintenance of ships. Clue. South Korean ports are becoming a key to the US presence in the South China Sea and local media claim that contracts between South Korean and US companies have increased recently. It is a fundamental strategic enclave, especially in a scenario in which China is performing maneuvers that their adversaries watch closely. Beyond this, and seeing that Samsung is not the only one who is betting on autonomous ships, it is expected that we see a flourish of this implementation of AI in this type of vehicles in the coming months. Image | Shi In Xataka | This is the Zhu Hai Yun, the new ship of China: capable of navigating without crew and full of aerial and sailor drones

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