Homeland Security News

SMi are delighted to invite you to attend our 2nd annual Maritime Domain Awareness conference, held in London on the 20th – 21st June 2011, Crowne Plaza – The City Hotel.
In a time where Naval Forces around the world are facing budget constraints and piracy continues to plague all corners of the globe; it is [...]

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Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc. (AMEX:IDN), a provider of identity technology, access control and wireless security solutions, has been awarded approximately $500,000 of additional R&D funding for the Company’s Floating Area Network (FAN) technology and Littoral Sensor Grid (LSG) wireless security buoy project by US Navy.
The wireless security buoys provide a high-capacity sensor and communications network that [...]

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In recognition of the State of Israel as a strong and steadfast ally to the United States, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas) introduced a resolution to express the sense of the Senate that Israel has an undeniable right to self-defense and to condemn the recent destabilizing actions by terrorist operatives and extremists aboard the [...]

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Over 9 million passengers departed from U.S. ports on cruise ships in 2008. Cruise ships are attractive terrorist targets and GAO (United States Government Accountability Office) has made an assessment of risks associated with cruise ships and measures to prevent terror attacks.

Here are the report’s conclusions:

Given the number of passengers that travel on cruise [...]

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Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO’s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, suggested that commercial vessels should arm themselves when traveling through pirate-infested waters off the Somali coast. told Pentagon reporters that the scope of the piracy problem is too great to be policed [...]

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A program to detect plutonium and uranium in US ports has stalled because the US has run out of Helium 3. Helium 3 is a light non-radioactive isotope of helium that is formed when tritium decays. Helium 3 is a crucial raw material for the screening machines that were to be utilized in shipping ports [...]

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A new analysis from Frost & Sullivan, Asia Pacific Maritime Security Market Assessment, finds that Asia Pacific maritime security market reached revenues of over $5.1 billion in 2008. The Frost report forecasts Asia Pacific maritime security markett will grow to $9.8 billion by 2015. The market covers the maritime security and seaport security sectors.
Frost & [...]

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We present here the latest market reports covering the wide scope of markets and technologies related to homeland security:

U.S. Airport Security Screening Markets Report covers the inspection and detection technology used to screen checked baggage, carry-on baggage, passengers and air cargo.
Publisher: Frost & Sullivan
U.S. Handheld and Trace Explosives Detection Market
This research service explores the [...]

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In the Crusader period (12-13 centuries) here was the center of Royal Cathena Quarter, the probable site of the Court of Khan which judged on the matters of maritime security and commerce.

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Waterways and ports are absolutely important to both international security and national defense, and in the wake of Mumbai terror attack and recent increased pirate activity their security has become a major concern. Seaports and waterways are vulnerable due to their large area, combination of water and land perimeter, intensive ship traffic, and close proximity [...]

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