thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ marine electronics division ATLAS ELEKTRONIK
leads innovative GhostPlay@SEA project
GhostPlay@SEA creates AI-supported simulation environment for maritime combat
scenarios
A consortium of industry and academia develops novel tactical AI solutions for
maritime defense
thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ marine electronics division ATLAS ELEKTRONIK is taking on the principal role in the GhostPlay@SEA research project as consortium leader in the development of new AI tactics for maritime defense. The company is contributing its extensive expertise in the maritime sector and playing a central part in the development of tactical artificial intelligence (AI) in the maritime defense industry.
GhostPlay@SEA is a project funded by the Bundeswehr technology program dtec.bw, which
builds on the results of the original GhostPlay project. GhostPlay created a so-called ‘Defense Metaverse’, a high-performance simulation environment for AI-based combat simulations on land and in the air. This vision is now being expanded to include the maritime dimension. The aim of the project is to explore AI-supported methods in order to develop and evaluate new and proven tactical behaviour patterns and decision-making processes for naval warfare. In addition, the transfer of virtually trained tactics to real hardware will be researched and piloted.
Dr Jeronimo Dzaack, Co-Head of Future Tech, explains: “GhostPlay@SEA aims to
fundamentally change the way future naval operations are planned and conducted, and to
further expand the technological leadership of all partners involved. In the virtual
environment, highly complex combat situations can be realistically simulated, and optimal
tactics can be safely tested.”
By using state-of-the-art AI and simulation technologies, future threat scenarios – from drone swarms to autonomous submarines – can be simulated in advance within a risk-free virtual environment. “This makes it possible to test and optimise tactical concepts at an early stage, even before real systems are deployed. The knowledge gained in this way flows directly into the development of new maritime defense technologies,” continues Dzaack.
The GhostPlay@SEA consortium includes major players from science and industry, the
Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg, HENSOLDT,
21Strategies, Rheinmetall and Borchert Research Consulting. The project underlines the
innovative strength of the German defense industry in the age of digitalisation. As a pioneer of such a digital combat training ground, GhostPlay@SEA paves the way for a new era of maritime defense technology and strengthens the future operational capability of the navy through artificial tactical excellence.
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