Maritime Security Challenges Demand Better Defense Technology

Trade, tourism and shipping routes: Colombia’s seas have become a fundamental scenario for the country’s economy. However, security challenges have increased exponentially, making it essential and urgent to implement new technological solutions to safeguard, in their entirety, the nation, crew members, ports and coastal units.

Among these innovations are surface and submarine systems, naval communication, electronic warfare technology, Cybels detection and sectoral response solutions, among others; this technology seeks to strengthen security and operations with embarkation on both the Caribbean and Pacific coasts.

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According to Jerome Copin, general director of Thales (Euronext Paris: HO) for the Andean Countries (Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia), the need to consolidate security solutions for the various means of transport that act in defense work, such as ships, frigates and submarines, naval support services, focused on training and keeping updated both security systems and crew, has been identified.  and in the management for the realization and control of all operations.

The sector today also faces another great challenge: cybersecurity. Not only are systems exposed to a leak that can release thousands of personal data, they can also have complicated results from an attack that alters vessel software or infects radars and weapons. “This can have counterproductive effects on the various operations; with the rise of technology, we have evidenced new ‘cyber warfare’ scenarios on the seas,” added Jerome Copin.

With more than 50 years of experience, Thales is present throughout the value chain of electronic equipment (radars, sonars, effectors, communications, electronic warfare, optronics), command and combat systems and services, with proven defense solutions and services designed for all operations and platforms.