Surveillance of the 200 Nautical Mile EEZ Using HFSWR in Association with a Spaced-based AIS Interceptor

To protect maritime sovereignty, security forces require real-time information concerning the location, identification and activity of ships operating within their 200 nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Today, monitoring of surface activity within the EEZ is limited and largely dependent on co-operative vessels voluntarily communicating their intentions to local shore-side authorities as well as on those vessel sightings reported by …