Technology Zone

  • New Solution

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    In response to the growing threat of piracy and the immense expanse of their operations, a US company has designed and created a new class of vessel to take the […]

  • Underwater Scanning

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    Ports are naturally vulnerable and make attractive targets for criminals, terrorists and smugglers. They are busy too – more than 11 million cargo containers enter the United States each year, but sometimes […]

  • Citadel Communications

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    A new system has been launched which claims to counter the problems of communicating when retreating into a security citadel. Applied Satellite Engineering (ASE) has introduced the new system which aims […]

  • Spot And Soak

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    Supplying technical solutions to shipping has always been big business. Alas the anti-piracy kit locker is filled with the abandoned detritus of false hopes and equipment which sounded wonderful in theory, […]

  • Really Spraying Something

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    Necessity is the mother of invention as they say, and in an effort to combat piracy, Mace Personal Defense, Inc. has developed “The Shipboard Defense System” (“SDS”), a defensive on-board […]

  • Offshore Patrol Vessels: The Combat Jack of All Naval Trades

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    Offshore Patrol Vessels: The Combat Jack of All Naval Trades Courtesy of Defence IQ.com Multi-mission naval vessels are logically the next evolutionary step for naval forces worldwide. Historically, however, it […]

  • Laser Brains

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    British engineers are reportedly in the advanced stages of developing a new type of defence system which is set to use lasers to incapacitate pirates, dazzling them as they approach targetted vessels. The […]

  • Old School Security of Trade

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    While our focus is the world of modern maritime security, we know that occasionally it is useful to look at other aspects of our world and see the investment in […]

  • Railgun Record

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    The US Navy blew away a world record last week at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia when they successfully fired their new electromagnetic cannon. The experimental cannon is capable […]

  • Overseas and Underwater

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    Iran plans to deploy several units of its subsurface vessels in the high seas and international waters as part of its strategy to defend the country’s interests abroad, Commander of […]

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