Private maritime security company (PMSC) AdvanFort has announced that it will withdraw from the Security Association for the Maritime Industries (SAMI) with intentions to establish an alternative US maritime association.
In a statement on 2 April, the company said that when they needed assistance to help secure the release of 35 of their guards in India, who had been arrested, their calls and emails ‘went unanswered’. The company has revealed that it is already in discussions with other PMSCs to form a new body.
President Ahmed Farajallah stated: ‘When our guards needed SAMI they were nowhere to
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At DSEI 2025, Red Cat outlines its expansion from UAVs into uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), positioning itself as a multi-domain defence provider spanning land, sea, and air.
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Acquired under Canada’s Department of National Defence ISTAR UAS project, the drones will be deployed from the Halifax-class frigates.
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Cutters Earl Cunningham and Storis have been monitoring five Beijing research vessels navigating in the North Pole.
The multi-award contract will support the scheduled repair and maintenance of nuclear-powered attack submarines at the US Navy’s primary public shipyards.
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