Charles River Analytics was given $1 million by the US Navy to create a tool that employs artificial intelligence (AI) to identify enemy submarines using their magnetic signals.The Guidance for Naval Enhancement of Tactical Operations (MAGNETO) tool makes use of the fact that submarines, which are made of ferromagnetic materials, distort the Earth’s magnetic field, in contrast to conventional acoustic detection methods.The firm stated, however, that relying solely on magnetic field detection is not enough for an efficient anti-submarine war.
