Homeland Security Forum MT 5/2022 · 59 The strategy sets out five “strategic objectives:” protect the homeland, respond to threats, ensure prosperity, champion values, and support a secure, resilient ocean. Axis Launches New Range of Mini Dome Surveillance Devices Axis Communications’ new range of mini domes will, the company says, make surveillance operations easier. (Photo: Axis Communications) Axis Communications has launched a range of three mini domes offering imagery in 2MP, 4MP and 8MP resolutions. The Axis M3085-V, M3086-V and M3088-V feature wide dynamic range capability to assist in capturing detailed images in low light, and support deep-learning analytics which, the company says, “means they deliver valuable metadata facilitating fast, easy and efficient forensic search capabilities in live or recorded video.” The company’s proprietary Axis Object Analytics software is installed on the devices. This means the devices “know what to detect so it’s possible to focus on objects of interest – all tailored to specific needs“. The devices are described as “cost-efficient” and the first two – the 2MP 3085 and 4MP 3086 – are available now, with the 8MP 3088 to follow later this year. Zenith Delivers Tethered UAVs to US Government Zenith AeroTech has delivered two Quad 8 tethered multi-rotor UAVs to a US federal agency which will use them to carry out overwatch during a emergency response operations. The Zenith Quad 8 is capable of flight durations measured in days. (Photo: Zenith AeroTech) the Indian government with the industry-leading screening technology it requires for its ever-evolving security needs. Smiths Detection is committed to the Indian market, and we look forward to the opportunities our MoU with BEL will uncover.” “Though defence is its mainstay, BEL has been continuously exploring opportunities in allied non-defence areas like Homeland Security and Network & Cyber Security. Through this tie-up with Smiths Detection, BEL will look at catering to the emerging market for high-energy scanning systems, yet another step in the direction of “Atmanirbharta” (self-reliant India),” added Bhanu Prakash Srivastava, Director (Other Units) at BEL. Smiths Detection has been operating in India for over 20 years, and opened a new Global Technology Development Center in Bangalore last October – a global hub for development and delivery of new digital technologies that will be used by customers across the aviation, defence, urban security, and ports and borders industries. This MoU marks Smiths Detection’s first manufacturing operation in India. UK Launches New Maritime Security Strategy A previously announced project to improve data-sharing around ocean floor mapping forms the centrepiece of the UK’s new maritime security strategy. (Image: UKHO) The British government has launched a new five-year maritime security strategy, with the addressing of inadequacies in seabed mapping and recognising environmental damage featuring as a security issue among its highlights. The document, launched by five government departments under the lead of the Department for Transport, is intended to “set out the guiding principles for the UK government’s approach to managing threats and risks at home and around the world” over the next five years, according to a statement. The strategy announcement highlights the new UK Centre for Seabed Mapping, “which seeks to enable the UK’s world-leading seabed mapping sector to collaborate to collect more and better data.” The new entity, established in June, is administered by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) and has been registered by Britain as a voluntary commitment to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. The UKHO launched a new Seabed Mapping App via the Admiralty Marine Data Portal in June. “Mankind has better maps of the surface of the moon and Mars than of our own ocean,” said transport secretary Grant Shapps. “To ensure the UK’s maritime security is based on informed and evidence-based decisions, we must build our knowledge of this dynamic ocean frontier. Our new maritime security strategy paves the way for both government and industry to provide the support needed to tackle new and emerging threats and further cement the UK’s position as a world leader in maritime security.”
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