It was found that the Japan Coast Guard has begun concrete studies in the direction of introducing unmanned aerial vehicles for the search for marine accidents and the monitoring of suspicious ships.
Since it was decided that it could be used in last year's demonstration experiment, if the introduction is realized, it will be possible to monitor the ocean in a wider range such as territorial waters security.
The Japan Coast Guard conducted a demonstration experiment using an unmanned propeller aircraft of an American defense company in October last year to see if unmanned aerial vehicles could be used for searching for marine accidents and monitoring suspicious ships, and summarized the results. I did.
According to this, remote control can be performed accurately if the pilot of the Japan Coast Guard is trained, the automatic avoidance device works when another aircraft approaches, and safety can be ensured, and the high-performance camera functions even at night. , It means that we were able to confirm that the video was sent in real time.
By using these functions, it will be possible to monitor the ocean in a wider range such as salvage, disaster response, crime control, and territorial waters security, and it was concluded that "it can be fully utilized for maritime security operations."
For this reason, the Japan Coast Guard is urgently considering specific considerations such as operation methods and deployment destinations in anticipation of introduction from next year onward.