Maritime Security

The coronavirus pandemic is also starting to take a toll on military operations, as for the first time, infections had been detected aboard a...

Unmanned vessels can stay at sea for months, operate underwater and on the surface. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Ocean Aero...

Unmanned maritime systems can be used for various purposes, including critical infrastructure protection, law enforcement, search and rescue for homeland security, underwater mine warfare,...

The development of a system designed to operate as part of the US littoral combat ship (LCS) mine countermeasure (MCM) package has reached milestone...

Border security near waterways is a challenge that standard sensors can not always solve. This state of affairs makes difficult the detection of people...

Enemy drones threaten not only ground targets but also maritime ones. The newest weapon in the US Navy's arsenal is a laser dazzler that...

Smart ports use automated and connected technologies such as big data, IoT, blockchain, etc. to improve performance and economic competitiveness and increase safety. Smart...

Europe is enhancing its capabilities in the external border and coast guard fields. The European Commission will receive support in the development of innovative...

A major achievement to the European Patrol Corvette program has been registered as Spain has become interested in joining the program. The planning for...

Unmanned minehunting technologies are gaining momentum, and the transition to the widespread use of autonomous systems in mine countermeasures is becoming a reality in...

IoT connected devices such as sensors have a wide range of applications in the military and security realms. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects...

The United States Navy has recently acquired a new next-generation patrol boat. The 40 Defiant patrol boat platform has been chosen by the United...

A new acoustic sensor completes trials. The ULISSES (Ultra-LIght SonicS Enhanced System) acoustic sensor system has completed live sea trial off the coast of...

By Arie Egozi The problem is universal and some countries are now confronted by it in a growing pace and severity. An exclusive economic zone (EEZ)...

The US Coast Guard has chosen the University of California San Diego to evaluate and develop so-called “blue water” technology, a safety and law...

The British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has unveiled a next-generation unmanned system, known as MAST-13, for the protection of the Royal Navy’s future ships...

Reliable communication over the open sea is a great technological challenge. It is impossible to have a stationary infrastructure at sea. Nevertheless, increasing resolutions...

The United States Navy has recently closed a $15.8 million contract with a marine robotics company to upgrade the MK 18 Kingfish unmanned underwater...

Increasingly connected and automated vessels are becoming a cybersecurity challenge. In an incident last February, a deep draft vessel on an international voyage sailed...

The United States Navy is calling for companies to present ideas for the service’s Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV). The Navy intends to operate...

The authority that oversees search and rescue operations in the UK, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) plans to assess the potential use of...

A new boat stopping technology brings to a quick and safe halt vessels whose maneuvers  arouse suspicions about their intent. The new family of...