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Just a quick thought. The current Covid-19 crisis is seeing Naval assets deploying to quayside in cities around the country, but who is watching the ocean while this is ongoing? Again, this highlights the gross lack of investment in the Defence Forces of successive governments and like with our airspace, leaves us horribly exposed.What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.
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Originally posted by ODIN View PostJust a quick thought. The current Covid-19 crisis is seeing Naval assets deploying to quayside in cities around the country, but who is watching the ocean while this is ongoing? Again, this highlights the gross lack of investment in the Defence Forces of successive governments and like with our airspace, leaves us horribly exposed.
Our front edge budget that buys defence items is rarely more than 150/200m Euro about 0.1% of GDP.
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There are some other State assets such as the research vessels of the Marine Institute, I'm sure there is some legislation which would allow these vessels to be used in the fisheries protection/ monitoring role if needed .Don't spit in my Bouillabaisse .
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Two ships, booked for commercial research operations, with one due to retire.
The fishing industry is in collapse at present with this virus. Let's give them a break.
Normal anti smuggling monitoring will continue. If anything this crisis makes the wrong ones easier to spot.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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EMSA and the wider ESA provide all member states with a range of space based observation systems to detect and monitor EU EEZs. This includes: EO/IR/MS/EMS, SAR, VDS, VMS, LRIT, T-AIS, S-AIS as well as AI/ML for ship pattern/behavior analysis.
If anything, it’s a further indictment that the DoD/DF has no formal part of its organizational structure dedicated to two out of the five formally declared NATO domains of operations.
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Originally posted by TangoSierra View PostEMSA and the wider ESA provide all member states with a range of space based observation systems to detect and monitor EU EEZs. This includes: EO/IR/MS/EMS, SAR, VDS, VMS, LRIT, T-AIS, S-AIS as well as AI/ML for ship pattern/behavior analysis.
If anything, it’s a further indictment that the DoD/DF has no formal part of its organizational structure dedicated to two out of the five formally declared NATO domains of operations.
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With the decline in passenger travel, tanker rates lower than ever with ships being tied up and the possibility of a global recession in the wake of this virus, could we see many skilled watch keepers return to a secure state job in the short term? Could this be the right time to recruit DEs?For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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The shortfall, as eluded to in the thread title, is the lack of suitably trained and technically competent personnel who would be able to exploit the vast amount of freely available data sources and integrate them into existing DF systems.
The DF is nowhere near the level of data fusion and exploitation it needs to be at. Guess why - not enough people
Compare below (+800 people, PhDs etc) with the the number of people the DF has dedicated to GEOINT/GIS (above zero - just)
GEOINT New Zealand (GNZ) is part of Defence Intelligence within the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF). Its mission is to provide effective GEOINT leadership, products, services and solutions to meet New Zealand's all-of-government and international requirements to ensure the nation's safety, security and success.
GNZ works with a range of national and international partners, such as: Land Information New Zealand (LINZ), New Zealand Police, New Zealand Fire Service, the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) and Australian Hydrographic Office (AHO), as well as the UK Defence Geographic Centre (DGC) and the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO).Last edited by TangoSierra; 19 March 2020, 15:46.
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Originally posted by TangoSierra View PostThe shortfall, as eluded to in the thread title, is the lack of suitably trained and technically competent personnel who would be able to exploit the vast amount of freely available data sources and integrate them into existing DF systems.
The DF is nowhere near the level of data fusion and exploitation it needs to be at. Guess why - not enough people
Compare below (+800 people, PhDs etc) with the the number of people the DF has dedicated to GEOINT/GIS (above zero - just)
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/about-us/geoint/default.htm
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Originally posted by ancientmariner View PostCertainly it has become a norm for Mil Intelligence and Garda Security to talk to each other and to liaise with other European agencies including Interpol. Often interdiction of drugs and Arms were initiated by Int sources outside our immediate territory. There is a cohort of digital media wizards within the country, just set up a sub-unit and recruit the techs required. Our problem has always been inaction and doing Chicken Licken.
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