SRT completes first phase of national coast guard maritime surveillance system contract

SRT Marine Systems has completed the first phase of a major project with technology that can automatically detect and alert the Coast Guard to illegal maritime activities such as smuggling, unlicensed fishing, maritime border incursions.

The Bath-based provider of maritime domain awareness systems and technologies for surveillance, security, safety and environmental protection, said the project involving its advanced Dynamic-Ai system was completed in March and following extensive testing was formally signed off as complete this week.

The contract now moves on to the next two phases, worth a total of £24m which are expected to start in the summer.

The project, worth a total of £40m, announced in January 2022, is for the delivery of the first stage of a planned national maritime surveillance system which will be built up in a series of contracts over several years.

Simon Tucker, CEO of SRT Marine Systems, said: “This significant national Coast Guard customer has a very ambitious long-term plan to build up a sophisticated integrated maritime surveillance system.

“This will be achieved through a series of multiple contracts spanning many years. Such projects of national scale are highly challenging and complex, and the successful completion of this first phase to such a demanding customer is a testament to the SRT-MDA System product and the capabilities of our teams. We now move on to deliver the next phases of this important project.”