Maritime Security

Over 800 visitors participated in Israel's Offshore and Perimeter Security Conference. Ben Gurion Airport's defense systems include various protective measures: A perimeter fence around the...

By ARIE EGOZI The recent cooperation agreements between Brazilian and Israeli companies have many reasons but one stands out very clearly - Brazil wants to...

A UK program achieves progress in the use of unmanned vehicles and autonomous systems in the maritime arena. The Maritime Autonomous Platform Exploitation (MAPLE)...

By Arie Egozi The need is obvious and therefore the development effort continues in a slow pace, but it may pick up speed any minute....

We’ve written about it before, but DARPA has finally confirmed the christening of its brand new autonomous submarine-hunting drone ship, agency directory Arati Prabhakar...

Indonesia has been developing its own unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) in an attempt to enhance its maritime security, but experts say it faces major challenges...

An unnamed Middle-Eastern country deployed a sonar-based defense system on an offshore drilling rig, to defend against underwater attacks. Underwater attacks on offshore gas and...

Quickly and efficiently evacuating passengers and crew from a ship in case of emergency is a matter of life and death. With a view...

A rising threat: Piracy along West-African shores * Ships have been warned against gangs of Nigerian pirates * The main targets: Oil and gas...

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) will supply LRSAM air & missile defense systems for four ships of the Indian navy, in an additional $630 million...

The Israeli stabilized weapon station increases the capabilities  of naval ships to operate in "saturated " environments. This is very important in missions like protecting...

South Korea's Marine Corps will get new guided missile systems that will allow its troops to better counter seaborne threats from North Korea. Yonhapnews...

India is looking to acquire a few Predator drones from the US, Defense News reports. Just days after India Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited...

Israeli companies are offering Brazil systems to defend its off shore assets. Brazil is working towards increasing its surveillance management capabilities. The Blue Amazon management...

 France is pulling the big guns to the fight against ISIL, or rather, its biggest ship. The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, the only ship...

Deep sea mining is becoming more popular , increasing the demand for protecting the exploration and then the mining itself. Israeli companies may offer...

More than 2,000 weapons including assault rifles, rocket launchers and machine guns were found hidden under fishing nets in a Somalia-bound boat, Australian Navy...

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: Security experts: There's a need to address security threats caused by small vessels Companies offer training for shipping companies...

A successful interception test of the Barak-8 system was conducted from an Israel Navy corvette, in continuation of the test held in late 2014,...

In today's report: Interview with Michael Armon, CEO of UAS developer Innocon Arie Egozi, iHLS Editor in Chief, on Israel's assassination attempt in Gaza earlier this...

The fast growing use of medium-altitude UAS has created competition to sell the radars they carry. Meanwhile, demand is increasing for a fuller range...

The Indian market is currently the major market for the Israeli defense industries. During recent years, the Israeli companies, mainly IAI, supplied weapon systems...