WFS Defense in the News
Unmanned Systems Volume 28 No. 2 - February 2010
Maritime Unmanned Vehicle Operators Seek Better Underwater Communication
by John M. Doyle
Mission demands-both military and civilian-continue to grow for unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), ranging from clearing explosive mines to mapping the seafloor. But whether they skulk in the shallows of the littoral zone collecting intelligence or scan the oceans' depths for water temperature and salinity data, unmanned submersibles are only as effective as their communications system. And one major challenge to UUV and autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) communication is the very environment they operate in-the underwater world.
Georgetown Business Magazine Fall 2009
Unchartered Waters
by Corey Murray
As President and CEO of WFS Defense Inc, William Porter knows the value of clear communication. A former naval officer and submarine commander, Porter spent months in deep underwater places where sending the simplest of communiqués topside sometimes proved daunting.