Waiting for Disruption?! Undersea Autonomy and the Challenging Nature of Naval Innovation

• Main Authors: Borchert, Heiko, Kraemer, Tim, Mahon, Daniel
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Language: English
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: International Politics and Security; Maritime Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/83745; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/42813
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper looks at the mechanics of military innovation to sound a cautionary note on the current and future use of undersea autonomy. It starts from the premise that undersea autonomy is not yet as inevitable and disruptive as many believe. In particular, this is because of the current threat envi...