The Republic of Singapore Navy is enhancing its maritime defence capabilities by deploying an autonomous, AI-powered mine countermeasures system.
This helps detect, classify, and neutralise naval mines in real time.
The maritime service branch of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is using a mine countermeasures system – Pathmaster.
This includes the M-Cube mission management system, TSAS towed sonars, and the MiMap sonar data analysis tool.
These technologies will be fitted on ST Engineering’s (STE) unmanned surface vehicle.
STE had awarded the contract to Thales.
These will be reinforced with artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate target detection and identification, easing the workload of operators.
The system will be supported by the Thales Singapore Defence Hub for maintenance and service, and to develop compatible applications that can interface with the RSN’s systems.
The Thales Pathmaster solution is currently already in service with the British Royal Navy and the French Navy, under the Maritime Mine Countermeasure (MMCM) programme.
This contract is the first Pathmaster contract for Thales in Asia.
