In order to further serve the industry science and technology workers, and to improve the academic quality of the journal, in 2024, our journal will show a new column setting, carefully plan a number of special issues/columns, and enhance the characteristics of the journal at the same time, provide the readers with columns subdivided, the selection of topics more specialised professional reading experience, to help readers accurately locate the effective literature in a short period of time, and to improve the reading efficiency of the professional readers.In 2024, we plan to publish special issues/columns on the following topics In 2024, the journal plans to publish special issues/columns on the following topics: new type of maritime unmanned equipment, intelligent control and path planning, cross-domain (cross-media) cutting-edge technology, underwater sensing and target recognition, etc. We welcome all readers to pay attention to these topics and contribute to the journal. In addition, the journal will also invite submissions on the following key topics in the long term.

(1) Underwater combat simulation modelling (operational use, modelling simulation, effectiveness assessment)

(2) Advanced design (platform overall, integrated stealth, multi-physical field coupling, digital twin, multi-disciplinary optimisation)

(3) Underwater communication network (signal processing, information fusion, collaborative networking)

(4) underwater detection and perception (multi-mode detection, target perception, fine identification)

(5) Underwater navigation and control (combined navigation, precise positioning, multi-base navigation, cooperative control)

(6) Underwater energy power (new energy, new power, new propulsion)

(7) Underwater launch and recovery (separation and launch, docking and recovery)

(8) underwater explosion damage (configuration design, test and verification)

(9) cross-domain co-operation (cluster formation, route planning, manned/unmanned co-operation, cross-media navigation)

(10) Intelligence (human-machine interconnection, intelligent algorithms, confrontation projection, decision-making assessment)

(11) New Concepts, Principles and Methods (Bionic Technology, Additive Manufacturing, Intelligent Drive).

*Not limited to the above selected directions.

Journal of Unmanned Undersea Systems Editorial Board