Expansion for Other Defence Applications Could Follow

Exail and Mission Systems Pty Ltd are taking the opportunity of Euronaval in Paris this week to showcase their technological partnership in pursuit of mine countermeasures (MCM) opportunities.

Mission Systems’ technology will be implemented in Exail’s MCM solutions on offer for Australia’s SEA 1905 Mine Countermeasures programme. The collaboration will centre primarily around two themes: sonar simulation and machine learning. It will enable Exail to fit its maritime drones with advanced technology from Mission Systems, providing navies with next-generation autonomous solutions. Exail teams have already started to integrate Mission Systems’ technology in its drone mission management software (UMISOFT) in its data management module.

Future areas of collaboration could extend outside the MCM sphere to include other military applications, such as military survey and seabed warfare, as well as civil maritime applications.

Other Australian partners with whome Exail is collaborating and supporting include universities, research organisations and local industries, such as UGL, Acacia Systems, Solutions from Silicon (SfS) and Total Marine Technology (TMT).