Autonomous Unmanned Vigilance Beneath the Waves: Drifting mines move silently with wind and current, transforming open waters into unpredictable, hazardous zones. Constantly evolving, they appear where least expected, challenging traditional mine countermeasure operations. This is where autonomous maritime systems redefine safety and control. Platforms like RONDA LUUV (Long Underwater Unmanned Vehicle) are designed to patrol, detect, and track surface and near-surface anomalies with minimal human intervention, maximizing the reach and effectiveness of naval operations. RONDA extends the eyes and awareness of naval teams, operating tirelessly where humans cannot — ensuring safety without compromise. Combining advanced optical sensing, precision range measurement, and high-frequency sonar verification, RONDA provides continuous, data-driven situational awareness. Its AI-based perception detects potential threats among waves, reflections, and debris, confirming anomalies through multi-sensor correlation. This sensor fusion ensures that every observation is more than a single image or echo: it’s an integrated assessment built from optical, acoustic, and positional data. The result is persistent, intelligent awareness that remains reliable in harsh weather, low visibility, and dynamic surface conditions. Through autonomous patrolling and continuous monitoring, RONDA supports the full mine countermeasure chain — not just responding to detections, but enabling early recognition, safer verification, and informed neutralization. Because effective mine countermeasure operations don’t wait for threats to appear — they begin with autonomous vigilance beneath every wave.





