Maritime Security and ISR: Improving Capabilities

Your opinion on African security today...

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* 1. To which region are you primarily associated?

Africa

Asia-Pacific

Europe

Middle East

North America

South America / Caribbean

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* 2. To which type of organisation do you belong?

Military

Coast Guard

Police or Local Maritime Authority

No way of knowing

Government

Industry

Academia

Media

Analysis / Consultancy

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Of the following maritime tasks, which do you believe has the most urgent need for improvement for your country?

Data exploitation (PED)

Search and Rescue

Medevac

Anti-Submarine Warfare

Electronic warfare

Missile defence

Mine countermeasures

General Reconnaissance / Surveillance

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Of the following platforms, which needs more investment/acquisition for your country to improve maritime ISR?

Maritime helicopters

Surface/Offshore patrol ships

Maritime patrol aircraft

Unmanned aerial vehicles

Unmanned surface / sub-surface vessels

Data analytics / PED platforms

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Of the following maritime ISR requirements, what do you believe is most in need of priority for investment in your nation?

Area surveillance

Persistent area surveillance

Persistent wide-area surveillance

Target identification

Target missile detection and tracking

Detection and identification of low-signature mines

Detection and identification of submarines

Integration of a single air picture through interoperable systems

Other (please specify)

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* 6. Of the following data factors, which do you believe is most in need of improvement for maritime forces in your country?

Collecting data

Fusing data

Processing data

Exploiting data

Disseminating data

No opinion

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* 7. The key shortfall for maritime data analysts in your country is...

There are not enough analysts to deal efficiently with the volume of data

Analysts lack the skills or training needed to appropriately identify /prioritise data

The volume of data is too small for analysts to verify thoroughly

Analysts are lacking imagery that is clear enough to interpret

Incompatible systems between services or nations are complicating the analysts’ tasks

No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Are you interested in participating in the upcoming Maritime Reconnaissance & Surveillance conference (27-28 September, 2017; Rome, Italy)?

Yes, as a speaker

Yes, as a delegate

Yes, as a sponsor

Yes, as a media partner

Not sure – can you send me more information?

Not interested