# Indian Ocean maritime monitoring and safety advancements > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/indian-ocean-maritime-monitoring-and-safety-advancements > Updated: 2026-08-31T07:08:15.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Efforts to enhance monitoring and safety in the Indian Ocean are expanding through technological modernization. Initial developments focused on disaster mitigation, specifically the modernization of tsunami warning systems. Following the 2004 tsunami, the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System was established to connect scientific detection—using seafloor pressure recorders, buoys, and satellite technology—with national alert centers across 27 member states. Parallel to disaster prevention, there is a strategic shift toward improving maritime domain awareness to address regional competition. To overcome the limitations of manned warships and aerial drones, there is a growing emphasis on deploying autonomous systems. This includes the use of Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs), Extra-Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (XLUUVs), and unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with radio frequency-sensing payloads to monitor maritime chokepoints and remote areas. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-31: Maritime surveillance needs shift toward autonomous vessels in the Indian Ocean Naval forces are looking toward autonomous surface vessels and distributed sensor networks to provide persistent, cost-effective maritime surveillance in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific regions. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/maritime-surveillance-needs-shift-toward-autonomous-vessels-in-the-indian-ocean ### 2026-08-21: Indian Ocean nations modernize tsunami warning systems Indian Ocean nations are upgrading tsunami warning systems using seafloor sensors, satellites, and buoys to improve response times and protect coastal communities following the 2004 disaster. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/indian-ocean-nations-modernize-tsunami-warning-systems --- Cite as: Indian Ocean maritime monitoring and safety advancements. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/indian-ocean-maritime-monitoring-and-safety-advancements