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Military organisations and emerging technologies – How do unmanned systems find a role in future navies?

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Sep 14, 2022

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Fig. 1

The three interacting processes: the Systems engineering process, the Sociotechnical systems engineering and the (organisational) Change process, redrawn from Baxter and Sommerville (2011).
The three interacting processes: the Systems engineering process, the Sociotechnical systems engineering and the (organisational) Change process, redrawn from Baxter and Sommerville (2011).

Result of initial literature search in the research publication database Scopus_com, performed March 2020

Search string Total Engineering Social science Management Multi-disciplinary
(Autonomous OR unmanned) AND (surface OR underwater OR maritime) AND (system OR vehicle) 30,167 20,960 (69%) 1,163 (4%) 292 (1%) 239 (1%)
(Autonomous OR unmanned) AND (surface OR underwater OR maritime) AND (system OR vehicle) AND (military OR defence OR defence) 1,700 1,309 (77%) 69 (4%) 124 (1%) 11 (0.1%)
(concept development) 3,763 1,574 (42%) 746 (20%) 282 (7%) 13 (<0.01%)
(concept development) AND (military OR defence OR defence) 127 81 (35%) 18 (8%) 12 (5%)
Innovation AND military 3,263 1,226 (23%) 844 (16%) 389 (7%) 22 (<0.01%)
Language:
English
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1 times per year
Journal Subjects:
History, Topics in History, Military History, Social Sciences, Political Science, Military Policy