Robots, AI and drones: how the Dutch navy is using tech to transform its sea defences
On each side of the target ship, a black vessel keeps a watchful distance. Defender 1 and Defender 2 are the eyes and ears of the navy – but they have nobody onboard, and their paths are controlled by a computer system. This is the future of the Royal Netherlands Navy, according to Capt Sjoerd Feenstra, head of the expertise centre for unmanned systems. He is leading a five-week mission, off the coast of Den Helder in the north of the country, to test the limits of systems that operate without the human touch. “…
AI used in the uncrewed systems can hallucinate and generate false results, creating risk of technical failure during autonomous operations.
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- JournalismThe Guardian2026-07-16
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