Section IV: Unmanned Maritime Systems

To a certain extent, this Section overlaps some provisions of chapter “Section III: Remote and Autonomous Weapons” inasmuch as both Sections deal with unmanned systems. However, whereas chapter “Section III: Remote and Autonomous Weapons” addresses both unmanned platforms and weapon systems, the present Section focuses on unmanned maritime platforms that may or may not be integral parts of a weapon system. The maritime platforms and systems dealt with here must therefore be distinguished from automated weapon systems, in particular those for the defence of surface platforms against missile threats. Accordingly, the terminology used in this Section does not necessarily replicate that used in chapter “Section III: Remote and Autonomous Weapons”.