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Find out moreAdvanced marine electronic solutions for Search, Rescue and Government and Defence Agencies.
Rugged, powerful and simple to use, our marine electronic systems for government and defence provide search and rescue boats with enhanced safety, security and interconnectivity for trusted support on every mission. Government and security services can rely on chartplotters that integrate radar, AIS, sonar and long-range FLIR thermal/optical camera systems to boost situational awareness and offer 24x7 all-weather capabilities.
Beyond just night vision and navigation, our marine electronic systems are force-multipliers that aid on every deployment.
STEDS (Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) Tactical Exchange Data System) is the digital communication network at the heart of Raymarine’s solution set. Developed in collaboration with the United States Coast Guard, STEDS allows partner vessels and command centers to securely exchange short text messages, data, targets of interest, SAR patterns, intelligence reports, and identify the location of other friendly units.
The Raymarine STEDS system is the only marine navigation and communications system compliant with the United States Government’s FIPS 140-2 standard for secure communications.
A core capability of STEDS, Blue Force Tracking (BFT) allows partner agency vessels to maintain visibility of one another on the Automatic Identification System (AIS) network. Partner vessels are readily identified on the boat’s chartplotter and radar display with unique blue iconography, making them stand out from the other marine AIS targets.
STEDS also supports a special encrypted AIS mode which enables law enforcement vessels to disappear from the public AIS network, while still maintaining AIS visibility and STEDS communications with each other. This unique feature gives enforcement vessels a critical advantage by not revealing their identification or location while performing surveillance or pursuit operations. Official vessels can cloak or uncloak their AIS information at-will using Blue Force Tracking.
The STEDS messaging system supports designation of Targets of Interest (TOI) from the boat’s chartplotter, AIS or radar system. During a patrol or mission, TOI’s can be used to call attention to or track a suspect vessel, making its location, AIS contact or radar track visible to partner vessels.
TOI’s can also be designated to identify fixed locations on land or sea, debris sightings, or recovery locations. TOI’s can also be passed to a connected FLIR marine camera system, allowing the camera to automatically find and hold that position or vessel in the camera’s field of view - a valuable benefit when dealing with a high-pressure situation or heavy sea states.
Search and Rescue Patterns (SARs) coordinated search grids are used to optimise search operations based on the prevailing conditions on-scene. Raymarine chartplotters enable response teams to quickly initiate all of the common search patterns based on the IAMSAR manual. SAR Patterns can be initiated locally onboard any vessel or shared between multiple vessels and shore stations using STEDS over-the-air communications.
Digital generation and sharing of SAR patterns significantly reduces critical response times and the accuracy of the coordinated search operation. This unique capability allows search coordinators to run the entire search and rescue operation from a Raymarine Axiom chartplotter display.
Search and rescue, government and defence agencies must be ready to deploy at a moment's notice with the right tools and solutions. At Raymarine, we collaborate closely with our customers to ensure they are always prepared. Our experts specify and install the right products, while our world-renowned customer service and support teams provide continuous assistance from installation through to platform customisation, training and ongoing support.
If you're interested in our Search, Rescue and Government and Defence solutions or would like to receive more information, then please submit your enquiry, and a member of our sales team will be in touch.
