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operation itself, the UAV will provide the data feedback to the monitoring vessel on
duty. This is because the UAV is only capable of monitoring, in the event of any
suspicion at sea the UAV should report to the patrol vessel immediately for further
action.
1.5 Conclusion
The roles of UAVs are to maintain the sovereignty and security of the country’s sea
borders. The UAV brings more benefits than patrol vessels, such as wider surveillance
scope, lower error, and faster task completion time. The key challenges for using
UAV for sea patrol purposes are such as security breaches, obsolete of operation and
maintenance culture and one of the biggest safety issues is to enter the unmanned
aircraft into non-segregated airspace. This may cause UAV accidents due to the
limitation of the UAV operation. In conclusion, it is hoped that the key benefits
and challenges described in this research will help to pave the way for the RMN to
improve UAV applications in the future. Since the UAV seems to be able to penetrate
the world market because of its potential of opening a new era of modern technology,
it has given puzzle in minds of the Royal Malaysian Navy of whether this magnificent
device and machine can be used for weaponry in the future instead of patrolling the
EEZ and the Malaysian border. The UAV as we know seems to run through evolution
over the times thus, it is essential to modify UAV in the latest technology according
to the surroundings and environment of the situation. When this modification and
innovation is being made, the Royal Malaysian Navy should give and provide training
from time to time on controlling and handing the updated UAV.
Acknowledgements We would like to express our thanks to Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (UniKL MIMET) for the support and encouragement.
Not forgotten to Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) who was willing to provide a good cooperation in
this study.
References
1. Armando J.M.: Classification of unmanned aerial vehicles: The University of Adelaide. https://
www.nap.edu/download/9878# (2007). Accessed 3 Apr 2009
2. Brown J.: What is a drone: Main features and applications of today’s drones. http://mydron
elab.com/blog/whatis-a-drone.html (2009). Accessed 16 Mar 2019
3. Buck P.: Content analysis. Colorado State University, Colorado (2019)
4. Delair.: Drone solutions for security and defense. Delair, Toulouse, France (2019)
5. Deavid S.: Drone versus UAV—What is the difference? Foursquare, New York (2018)
6. Hassanalian M., Abdelkefi A.: Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A
review. Progress in aerospace sciences (2017). doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2017.
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operation itself, the UAV will provide the data feedback to the monitoring vessel on
duty. This is because the UAV is only capable of monitoring, in the event of any
suspicion at sea the UAV should report to the patrol vessel immediately for further
action.
1.5 Conclusion
The roles of UAVs are to maintain the sovereignty and security of the country’s sea
borders. The UAV brings more benefits than patrol vessels, such as wider surveillance
scope, lower error, and faster task completion time. The key challenges for using
UAV for sea patrol purposes are such as security breaches, obsolete of operation and
maintenance culture and one of the biggest safety issues is to enter the unmanned
aircraft into non-segregated airspace. This may cause UAV accidents due to the
limitation of the UAV operation. In conclusion, it is hoped that the key benefits
and challenges described in this research will help to pave the way for the RMN to
improve UAV applications in the future. Since the UAV seems to be able to penetrate
the world market because of its potential of opening a new era of modern technology,
it has given puzzle in minds of the Royal Malaysian Navy of whether this magnificent
device and machine can be used for weaponry in the future instead of patrolling the
EEZ and the Malaysian border. The UAV as we know seems to run through evolution
over the times thus, it is essential to modify UAV in the latest technology according
to the surroundings and environment of the situation. When this modification and
innovation is being made, the Royal Malaysian Navy should give and provide training
from time to time on controlling and handing the updated UAV.
Acknowledgements We would like to express our thanks to Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian
Institute of Marine Engineering Technology (UniKL MIMET) for the support and encouragement.
Not forgotten to Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) who was willing to provide a good cooperation in
this study.
References
1. Armando J.M.: Classification of unmanned aerial vehicles: The University of Adelaide. https://
www.nap.edu/download/9878# (2007). Accessed 3 Apr 2009
2. Brown J.: What is a drone: Main features and applications of today’s drones. http://mydron
elab.com/blog/whatis-a-drone.html (2009). Accessed 16 Mar 2019
3. Buck P.: Content analysis. Colorado State University, Colorado (2019)
4. Delair.: Drone solutions for security and defense. Delair, Toulouse, France (2019)
5. Deavid S.: Drone versus UAV—What is the difference? Foursquare, New York (2018)
6. Hassanalian M., Abdelkefi A.: Classifications, applications, and design challenges of drones: A
review. Progress in aerospace sciences (2017). doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paerosci.2017.
04.003