This morning
Michael O’Riordan writes:
Just thought I would share the Irish Navy’s newest vessel the LE James Joyce entering under the East Link bridge. I have my issues with the new naming conventions, but they are lovely ships.
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Scenes from the Naming and Commissioning Ceremonies of the Naval Service Vessel LE James Joyce at the Carlisle Pier, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin yesterday.
Includes robots.
Via Popular Science:
L.E James Joyce is an “offshore patrol vessel.” These ships surveil the exclusive economic zone off Ireland’s coasts, extending toward Great Britain in the East and into the Atlantic in the west. It covers over 158,000 square miles in area. To cover all that territory, Joyce will fly drones. Which drones exactly haven’t been specified, but there are a few possibilities.
In 2013 the Irish Naval Service ran a practice exercise using Israeli-made Orbiter drones, the same ones Israel’s navy has launched from the decks of ships. The naval version of the Orbiter requires a small catapult on deck to launch it. SkyTec Ireland may also be developing a drone for the Irish fleet to use. Besides the drones in the sky, Joyce will also launch and control small robot submarines.…
Ireland’s James Joyce Will Control Flying Rpbots (PopularScience)
(Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie)