SIGINT for Counter Piracy and Illegal Fishing control
There are no GSM networks at sea so Sat Phones are widely used for communication at sea.
Pirates call Mother Ships and sources in Europe to ascertain value of targeted ships. Illegal fishing fleets coordinate their activities use Sat Phones.
Aircraft with FlyingFish™ have been active over the past decade as the key tool to reducing piracy and controlling illegal fishing.
Horizon Technologies’ systems were used simply by comparing AIS locations with Sat Phone GPS locations. Where there was no AIS and Sat Phone calls, illegal activity was occuring
Aircraft with FlyingFish™ and BlackFish™ are proven solutions to these problems with UAV’s soon to join the fight. When the Amber™ constellation is operational, this data can be received near time via a data subscription.
