Maritime Interdiction Operations Small Craft Detection
Abstract
The Naval Postgraduate School has been conducting
Tactical Network Topology (TNT) Maritime Interdiction
Operations (MIO) experiments with
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) since
early in 2005. In this work, we are investigating cutting
edge technology to evaluate use of networks, advanced
sensors and collaborative technology for globally-supported
maritime interdiction operations. Some examples
of our research include communications in harsh environments,
between moving ships at sea; small boat driveby
radiation detection; network-centric collaboration
with global partners; situational awareness; prototype
sensors & biometric instruments. Since 2006, we have
studied the concept of using a small vessel with fixed
radiation sensors to do initial searches for illicit radioactive
materials.