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U.S. Navy, Quad partners move to ‘fingerprint’ dark fleets in the Pacific with Vantor’s AI

U.S. Navy, Quad partners move to ‘fingerprint’ dark fleets in the Pacific with Vantor’s AI DefenseScoop got new details on Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific’s recent contract award to the company… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Seasats Lands $24 Million in USV Contracts for National Security Customers in One Month

Seasats Lands $24 Million in USV Contracts for National Security Customers in One Month News provided by Seasats Sep 04, 2026, 10:00 ET Committed orders include USV procurement and Robot-as-a-Service contracts… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Nigerian Navy receives first of ten privately funded security vessels

The vessel is the first of ten security support vessels (SSVs) being provided by Sterling Oil Exploration Energy Production Company Limited (SEEPCO) under a memorandum of agreement with the Nigerian Navy. The second vessel (Kali 4) is almost complete and ready for launch. Continue reading

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HuaXin ZhongAn

HXZA occupies an unusual position among Chinese private security companies (PSCs): it holds a rare state authorization for armed escort of merchant vessels, is the only Chinese security firm holding ISO/PAS 28000/28007 private maritime-security certification, and was the first Chinese and first East Asian PSC to obtain full certification from the International Code of Conduct Association (ICoCA), the Geneva-based body that sets voluntary human-rights and use-of-force standards for the private security industry. Continue reading

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MORAN SECURITY GROUP

✦ DOSSIER MORAN SECURITY GROUP A Consolidated & Fact-Checked Corporate Profile of a Russian Maritime PMSC Prepared by the Directorate of PMSC Analysis Isenberg Institute of Strategic Satire  —  iissonline.net 31… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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US Strategy and the Rise of Private Maritime Security

US Strategy and the Rise of Private Maritime Security Jan Stockbruegger Security Studies (2021) 30:4 578-602 You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe  

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Eyes On The Crew: The Russian Watchmen Aboard Moscow’s Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers

Eyes On The Crew: The Russian Watchmen Aboard Moscow’s Sanctioned ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tankers Investigation Dozens of men with security backgrounds have been quietly sailing alongside the standard crews on the tankers… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Employ mer­cen­ar­ies against these pir­ates

Employ mer­cen­ar­ies against these pir­ates 11 Apr 2026 THE “cease­fire” has not restored free­dom of nav­ig­a­tion through the Strait of Hor­muz for ship­ping of neut­ral coun­tries. Sug­ges­tions for achiev­ing this include… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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Russia’s Shadow Fleet Mercenaries

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OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security

OUTSOURCING SECURITY AT SEA The Return of Private Maritime-Security Companies and Their Role in Twenty-First-Century Maritime Security Peter W. G. Zhao Naval War College Review Winter 2024 Vol. 77, No. 1… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading

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