Maritime Security
Wednesday 10th November 2010, 0900hrs–1030hrs
Chaired by Janis Cocking Maritime ‘Sense-Making’ to Confront Asymmetric Warfare Captain Jatin S Bains, Channel Logistics LLC, United States Historically shipping has been a secretive industry and further convoluted by the use of scores of offshore shell companies to avoid taxes and limit liability.These conditions provide terrorists with an ideal platform to wage asymmetric warfare against nation states. In the absence of any full spectrum naval warfare between nation states, navies around the world are concerned about the use of shipping acting as a catalyst in asymmetric warfare. All EU countries with a Mediterranean coastline are equally concerned about maritime traffic, fishing boats, smugglers and migrants. There have been numerous projects sponsored by EU and Frontex using vast sensor networks and LuxSpace satellite capabilities. It had been articulated and demonstrated at various past MAST events that ‘Lack of Sensing’ is not the operational or technical problem even as sub surface, surface and space sensors become ubiquitous networks of intelligent sensor nodes that could be deployed anywhere, anytime, by anyone. The greatest challenge to maritime security is the lack of ‘Sense Making’ that it is quite simply a modern day nuance that requires real time forensic information in support of operational knowledge for maritime interdiction operations and providing evidence to the prosecutor. The paper will introduce the technical capabilities of the CATE™ System an operationally field tested technology with lessons learnt in Singapore, Australia and USA that can enhance operational knowledge thru ‘Sense Making’ by providing Maritime Forensics, Analysis and Sense Making Information in maritime context as High Value Operational Knowledge. Mission Engineering for Multi-National Surveillance and Security of a Maritime Boarder Mr. William Ormsby, Naval Surface Warfare Center (Dahlgren Division), United States Stephane Claisse, NSWC, USA International coordination is vital for an effective response to global threats to Maritime Security. Many technologies can be, and have been, applied to improve the efficacy of individual response teams to natural and man-made disasters. Yet overall readiness has suffered from the absence of mission engineering practices that could multiply the return on security infrastructure investment. This paper will present a framework for mission engineering practices along with its application to a set of Maritime Surveillance and Security use cases. The use cases enable examination of coherent threat alert, evaluation and response processes for compliance with multi-national policies and interoperability standards. The use cases consider questions such as, "how does one publish ones Situation awareness service for request and delivery over networks to users who have critical deadlines for maritime security activities related to detection, geo-location, identification, etc.?".?” Such considerations require tools and venues for comparing alternative system of system compositions using a variety of rules of engagement. The paper will propose specific analyses and demonstrations to assess new standards, or extensions of existing standards, for information exchange in support of Maritime Surveillance and Security. Global Maritime Awareness: A Capability Whose Time is Nigh! Commodore (ret'd) Patrick Tyrrell, Vale Atlantic Ltd., United Kingdom There is an increasing demand from International Agencies such as the UN, the EU, and the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), from national governments, from shipping lines and law enforcement to be able to monitor the position, track and speed of commercial vessels on a global basis. Some agencies would like to have the opportunity of diving down through the cargo manifest to see what is embarked on a particular vessel. With the launch of new commercial satellite constellations and improved global positioning, we will see a revolution in the geospatial intelligence available to a much broader market than simply national governments. The key will be in the integration and fusing of a number of different data sources and the ability to cross domain boundaries and the ability to ensure near real time updates and achieve “persistent surveillance. Anti-Piracy Operations using Anti-Asymmetric Warfare Capabilities Mr Gunnar Jürgensen, TKMS Blohm & Voss Nordseewerke GmbH, Germany In accordance with the main subject of this MAST 2010 conference “Freedom of the Seas – Piracy & Security”, this presentation will explain which concepts and functions the next German frigate class F125 will employ in order to operate under asymmetric threats and to perform Anti-Piracy operations. Following capabilities fulfil the requirements of these concepts and functions:
Long (two years) presence in theatre of operation;
Ship platform designed for world wide operations;
Support of Special Forces (e.g. boarding Teams);
Highly automated Combat System. This presentation will deliver great detail on the relevant technical concepts and features which enable the frigate to conduct Anti-Asymmetric Warfare as well as Anti-Piracy Operations such as:
Capacity of the ship to host and support Special Forces;
Roles and capabilities of organic assets (RIBS, helicopters);
Specialities of the sensor- and effector suite;
Measures to transport the local picture in command centres;
Degree of automation in the Combat System required to reduce the load for the operators and to improve reaction times.
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