Technology Zone
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Indonesia to Receive Up to 14 UAVs & Upgrades to 3 Helicopters to Enhance Maritime Security
February 28: The Indonesian House of Representatives’ commission on defence, intelligence, and foreign affairs (Komisi I) has approved a plan for the navy to receive up to 14 ScanEagle unmanned […]
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Airports Rise to Technology Challenge Posed by Drone Threats
October 15: Airports worldwide still face complex and costly challenges in protecting their operations from the threat of disruption from drone flights, and there remains no “silver bullet” solution to […]
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Update to US Maritime Advisory on GPS Interference in Mediterranean Sea & Suez Canal
September 24: The following is US Maritime Advisory 2019-013, advising of GPS interference in the eastern/central Mediterannean Sea and Suez Canal: 1. Reference: U.S. Maritime Alerts 2018-004A, 2018-004B, 2018-008A. 2. […]
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UAVs to Start Patrolling Some Ports for Environmental Infringements
May 20: Regulators are bracing for rules that are meant to lower shipping’s emissions of sulfur oxides, pollutants blamed for acid rain and aggravating human health conditions like asthma. Because […]
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Autonomous Boat Completes Cargo Run in Europe
May 10: An autonomous boat has completed a cargo run from the UK to Belgium. The Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) SEA-KIT Maxlimer was the first commercial autonomous ship to cross […]
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US Warns of Potential Data Leaks from Chinese-Made UAVs
May 21: The US government has issued an alert warning that Chinese-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones), could pose a cyber-espionage risk to American businesses and other organisations that […]
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Russia Signs Internet Isolation Bill
May 01:As reported by Russia’s TASS news agency on Wednesday, “Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed the law on providing stable operation of the Russian Internet (Runet) in case it is disconnected from the […]
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Nigeria Deploys Satellite Tech to Track Oil Smugglers
April 30: From algorithms to track “dark” ships smuggling stolen crude oil to an online licensing system to undercut corruption, one Nigerian government agency hopes it can use new technology […]
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Hundreds Of Dockworkers Protest Against Driverless Trucks At Port Of LA
April 16: Hundreds of union dockworkers with the Port of Los Angeles turned out for a protest Tuesday morning against the use of automated trucks at one of its terminals. […]
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Royal Navy Ships Practise Minehunting Amid ‘Present’ Threat In Gulf
April 17: Sailors from the Royal Navy have been practising their minehunting capabilities along with their American and French counterparts off the coast of Bahrain. Exercise Artemis Trident has been taking […]