Tuesday, November 21, 2006
WDT Featured in Special Operations Technology
Building Forts
By Marty Kauchak
Constructing secure camps in hostile territory with only items that can be flown and sometimes trucked in, can be a challenge. These homes-away-from-homes need to offer a degree of comfort and a great deal of protection . . .
Maritime Barriers
On October 12, 2000, two maritime terrorists attacked the USS Cole during the ship’s reprovisioning in Aden, Yemen. During the assault, an explosives-laden dinghy pulled alongside the destroyer and blasted a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull. The blast killed 17 sailors and wounded 37 others.
The Cole attack and the continued expeditionary nature of the Navy and Marine Corps team have expanded the list of requirements for maritime barriers, which also continue to be sought for U.S. commercial ports and naval bases.
The Navy has recently inquired about systems that could be stored on land and, on short notice, placed in the water to provide one ring of defense around newly arrived ships at anchor or alongside a pier. The strategy to protect Iraqi oil platforms and other water-based infrastructure under the watch of SEALs and Naval Coastal Warfare forces in the Arabian Gulf has created yet another demand for barrier solutions.
With an eye on helping to mitigate the risks of future nautical terrorism events, Wave Dispersion Technologies fielded WhisprWave Force Protection Marine Barrier Systems.
The small craft intrusion barrier, designed from a solid barrier of its WhisprWave modules, demarcates the marine port security zone and “significantly impedes hostile, small craft from penetrating it,” according to the company.
To counter larger vessels, the vessel exclusion barrier was developed to “withstand 1,500,000 foot-pounds (ft-lbs.) of energy over a 1.5 second period, capable of completely stopping 30-foot vessels traveling at 40 miles per hour (35 knots) and significantly impeding larger vessels.” As a reference point, the U.S. Coast Guard estimated that about 95-percent of registered craft would produce about 250,000 ft-lbs. of energy per second when they strike a barrier, noted Dennis Smith, chairman and chief executive officer, Wave Dispersion Technologies.
The enhanced vessel exclusion barrier provides additional security capabilities by adding barbed wire and underwater nets. “It’s a platform with tremendous strength and buoyancy,” pointed out Smith. “This is very popular overseas. It allows the customer to add radar, anti-swimmer nets and other devices,” he concluded.
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Blog Tags: Antiterrorism, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Homeland Security, Maritime Security, Port Security
By Marty Kauchak
Constructing secure camps in hostile territory with only items that can be flown and sometimes trucked in, can be a challenge. These homes-away-from-homes need to offer a degree of comfort and a great deal of protection . . .
Maritime Barriers
On October 12, 2000, two maritime terrorists attacked the USS Cole during the ship’s reprovisioning in Aden, Yemen. During the assault, an explosives-laden dinghy pulled alongside the destroyer and blasted a 40-by-40-foot hole in the hull. The blast killed 17 sailors and wounded 37 others.
The Cole attack and the continued expeditionary nature of the Navy and Marine Corps team have expanded the list of requirements for maritime barriers, which also continue to be sought for U.S. commercial ports and naval bases.
The Navy has recently inquired about systems that could be stored on land and, on short notice, placed in the water to provide one ring of defense around newly arrived ships at anchor or alongside a pier. The strategy to protect Iraqi oil platforms and other water-based infrastructure under the watch of SEALs and Naval Coastal Warfare forces in the Arabian Gulf has created yet another demand for barrier solutions.
With an eye on helping to mitigate the risks of future nautical terrorism events, Wave Dispersion Technologies fielded WhisprWave Force Protection Marine Barrier Systems.
The small craft intrusion barrier, designed from a solid barrier of its WhisprWave modules, demarcates the marine port security zone and “significantly impedes hostile, small craft from penetrating it,” according to the company.
To counter larger vessels, the vessel exclusion barrier was developed to “withstand 1,500,000 foot-pounds (ft-lbs.) of energy over a 1.5 second period, capable of completely stopping 30-foot vessels traveling at 40 miles per hour (35 knots) and significantly impeding larger vessels.” As a reference point, the U.S. Coast Guard estimated that about 95-percent of registered craft would produce about 250,000 ft-lbs. of energy per second when they strike a barrier, noted Dennis Smith, chairman and chief executive officer, Wave Dispersion Technologies.
The enhanced vessel exclusion barrier provides additional security capabilities by adding barbed wire and underwater nets. “It’s a platform with tremendous strength and buoyancy,” pointed out Smith. “This is very popular overseas. It allows the customer to add radar, anti-swimmer nets and other devices,” he concluded.
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Blog Tags: Antiterrorism, Counterterrorism, Force Protection, Homeland Security, Maritime Security, Port Security
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