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Japan developing AI, satellite-based surveillance system to track foreign ships in its waters
The new system, expected to be deployed in 2024, will scan Japan’s vast exclusive economic zone and flag any suspicious activity to the coastguard
The technology will allow it to better monitor the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku islands, illegal fishing activity and North Korean ‘sanctions-busting’ vessels.
- Julian Ryall
Japan is developing a maritime surveillance system that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced satellite technologies to identify and track foreign ships operating suspiciously close to its waters or that intrude into its…
The government is earmarking an initial 450 million yen (US$4.1 million) for the project under the…