The implications of military unmanned maritime vehicles on the international maritime security order: from challenge to re-balance
Journal: Frontiers in Political Science
Year: 2026

In recent years, the continuous application and expansion of unmanned intelligent technology in military maritime equipment have spurred the rapid development of military unmanned maritime vehicles, represented by Unmanned Surface Vehicles and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles. Their accelerating deployment across various maritime domains is profoundly reshaping patterns of maritime military competition and the maritime security order, making them an urgent topic for discussion concerning internation