China Mapping Ocean Floor Ready for Submarine Warfare
force. "Any military submariner worth his salt will put a great deal of effort into understanding the environment he's operating in."The ship-tracking data show that China's seabed-surveying effort is focused in part on militarily important waters around the Philippines, near Guam and Hawaii, and near U.S. military facilities on Wake atoll in the north Pacific."The scale of what they're doing is about more than just resources," said Jennifer Parker, an adjunct professor of defense and security at the University of Western Australia and former Australian anti-submarine warfare
China Maps Ocean Floor as It Builds Submarine Warfare Capability
force. "Any military submariner worth his salt will put a great deal of effort into understanding the environment he's operating in."The ship-tracking data show that China's seabed-surveying effort is focused in part on militarily important waters around the Philippines, near Guam and Hawaii, and near U.S. military facilities on Wake atoll in the north Pacific."The scale of what they're doing is about more than just resources," said Jennifer Parker, an adjunct professor of defense and security at the University of Western Australia and former Australian anti-submarine warfare
Monitoring the Restless Earth for the Next “Big One”
faults to better understand and estimate earthquake and tsunami hazard. One of the organizations using this technique to monitor subduction zones, where one plate is sliding under another, is the USGS.They first started exploring its use in 2017, working in collaboration with the University of Hawaii and Scripps, and using a Wave Glider and seabed sensors, in order to measure how friction between two tectonic plates restricts sliding and causes a build-up of stress - essentially measuring “how stuck are the plates.”Since then, they’ve continued to contribute to the development
The Metals Co Seeks International Deep Sea Mining Permit Under New Process
to obtain its permit by the end of the year, Barron said.London-listed miner and commodity trader Glencore has agreed to buy metals TMC extracts from the seabed.Under the new guidelines, The Metals Co resubmitted an application it had filed last April to operate in part of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Mexico known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.The company said two zones that The Metals Co has applied to operate in contain an estimated 800 million metric tons of rocks known as polymetallic nodules filled with critical minerals including nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese.The Metals Co and
SUBCO Announces APX East Australia to US Express Hypercable
Australia and mainland US without any landing or interconnection in between. Offering a high level of reliability, security and simplicity, it will also be the lowest latency path between the two nations.APX East delivers latency, security and simplicity benefits while enabling a Q4 2028 RFS, with a Hawaii branch to follow in Q4 2029.“Hyperscalers and neoclouds are looking to deploy 3GW of AI factories in Australia between now and 2028. This is going to need between 100Tb-200Tb of international capacity to deliver those tokens to the world Any future system with a 2029 or 2030 RFS simply
Subsea Cable Risk a Mix of Bathymetry and Geopolitics
, Canada, Japan, and Taiwan collates a range of statistics and expert opinion to address an urgent puzzle: Where and under what conditions do states prioritize cable security?The researchers focused on three contrasting cable systems: Unity/EAC Pacific (Japan–U.S.), Asia-America Gateway (Guam–Hawaii), and Tata TGNTata Indicom (India–Singapore).The risk to such cables varies predictably with geopolitical tension, peaking during ambiguous periods between peace and overt conflict. During these times, adversaries exploit unclear attribution and uncertain response thresholds to employ &ldquo
HII Marks Oklahoma Submarine Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding
.The ship’s sponsor is Mary “Molly” Slavonic, an Oklahoma native. Slavonic has long supported both the state of Oklahoma and the Navy. She worked alongside her husband, former acting Under Secretary of the Navy Greg Slavonic, in building the USS Oklahoma (BB 37) Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to honor the 429 sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship during the Dec. 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor.NNS designs and builds nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy. The advanced capabilities of Virginia-class submarines increase firepower, maneuverability and stealth
Hull Cleaning Robotics: Army Beats Navy – the Hegseth Way!
secured all necessary safety protocols and logistics. That's when American grit and determination turned the tide. An urgent Friday afternoon outreach to Greensea IQ proved decisive: The company immediately mobilized, funding its own travel, shipping its EverClean robots from the East Coast to Hawaii, and arriving ready to tackle a fouled hull—all in under 4 days.This swift response aligns perfectly with the sweeping acquisition reforms unveiled by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a recent speech. Secretary Hegseth emphasized that defense industry partners must invest their own capital
Matson Partners with WhaleSpotter
.In 2023, Matson provided WHOI with a $1 million research grant, as well as access to vessels and crews, to help advance the system's development.Since then, Matson has successfully trialed three WhaleSpotter units on its container ships and has ordered four additional units for vessels serving Hawaii and Alaska.Field deployments on Matson ships have demonstrated that WhaleSpotter can detect surfacing whales miles away and deliver verified alerts within seconds."The technology is remarkable — and now refined to meet our zero-false-alert requirements," said Matt Cox, Chairman and
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