Janes looks at SitaWare Maritime’s new mine warfare and submarine planning tools

Janes Defence Weekly has published an in-depth look at the latest SitaWare Maritime update, which adds mine countermeasures (MCM) planning to the system’s existing waterspace management capabilities.

Giles Ebbutt’s article, published on 4 November 2026, explains how the tools help naval staff plan submarine routes and action areas, flag conflicts between platforms, and check safety distances and separation in time. Once tracks are approved, the system generates NATO APP-11 operational messages automatically.

Previously, an experienced planner could spend up to four hours calculating a clearance plan to a 95% confidence level. SitaWare Maritime can generate the plan in minutes, creating an overlay and execution matrices that are visible to every software-equipped unit. Units can record results as operations proceed, and the network updates automatically. Units without SitaWare Maritime still receive APP-11 messages and progress reports.

Wills said both modules reflect customer feedback and the company’s development roadmap, and that work on the MCM tool began before renewed conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. He noted that mine warfare has long been significant in Baltic operations. The full Jane’s article also covers the Irish Naval Service as an early adopter, the use of the software by the Danish and German navies, and Systematic’s support for the Royal Navy’s Trident Sprint 2 experiments in April 2026.

Systematic continues to develop SitaWare Maritime with its navy customers, with the aim of giving staff planning tools that are interoperable, practical, and built for the way naval forces operate.

Read the full article on Janes Defence Weekly here.