Lithuania tests AI-powered system to identify ships

Lithuania has successfully tested a new radar electromagnetic signature scanning and analysis system designed to detect and identify vessels that attempt to conceal or alter their identity — a tactic commonly associated with hybrid warfare.

The system was developed over three years by scientists at the Centre for Physical and Technological Sciences at the request of the Lithuanian Navy and the Ministry of National Defence. Its primary function is to capture radar signals emitted by ships and use them to accurately determine a vessel’s identity, Caliber.Az repots per foreign media. 

According to one of the project’s developers, once a radar signal is captured, trained artificial intelligence processes the data and displays the vessel’s name on a computer screen along with an assessment of the reliability of the identification.

The first real-world tests of the system were conducted on January 27 aboard the Lithuanian Navy’s mine countermeasures vessel M53 Skalvis. Officials say the technology is intended to strengthen maritime security in the Baltic Sea region, where concerns over hybrid threats have increased in recent years.

By Sabina Mammadli