The Navy present at the 4th edition of the Sea Drone Tech Summit 2024, national congress on marine robotics, which opened at the Polo Acquatico in Ostia.
In front of a qualified audience composed of representatives of institutions, universities, research centres, companies, startup and by approximately 200 experts and operators of underwater robotics, in the civil and military fields, Rear Admiral Vito Lacerenza, head of the 5th department submarines and underwater dimension of the Navy General Staff, brought the institutional greetings of the Armed Forces at the opening of this two-day event which is divided into 4 sessions and which sees the participation of 29 speakers.
During his greeting speech, Admiral Lacerenza underlined how the underwater dimension, rich in resources, represents a volume with enormous potential and is particularly relevant, especially for countries with strong maritime exposure such as Italy.
In this context, the Navy has launched numerous initiatives aimed at stimulating, in synergy with other institutions in the country, with industry, the University and the world of research, a profitable process of innovation also in the sector of marine and underwater robotics, functional to a greater and safer use of the underwater environment.
Among the speakers of the Sea Drone Tech Summit Captain Alberto Guerini, head of the experimental department of the naval support and experimentation centre (CSSN) who illustrated the National Center of Underwater Dimension (PNS) focusing on its potential and its purposes.
In particular, during the speech, the main technological trajectories of the scientific research and innovation projects already underway were outlined and an in-depth analysis of the recently published PNS tenders was outlined.
Finally, Captain Gianluca Marcilli, head of the technological innovation office of thegeneral office space and innovation (UGSI) of the Navy General Staff, illustrated the development projects of drones intended for Navy units, with particular attention to the "Sciamano Drone Carrier" project. This study is dedicated to the use of "swarms" of drones and their integration with naval assets.
