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Detect and identify select vessels by class through using space-based signals intelligence, delivering decisive maritime awareness and threat prioritization.

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By disabling AIS, spoofing position data, or falsifying identities, non-cooperative vessels create blind spots for naval and intelligence forces. HawkEye 360 closes these gaps by revealing vessel activity across multiple maritime theaters, empowering faster detection, stronger validation, and smarter threat prioritization.

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## **C**    **l**    **o**    **s**    **i**    **n**    **g**      **M**    **a**    **r**    **i**    **t**    **i**    **m**    **e**      **B**    **l**    **i**    **n**    **d**      **S**    **p**    **o**    **t**    **s**      **w**    **i**    **t**    **h**      **S**    **p**    **a**    **c**    **e**    **-**    **B**    **a**    **s**    **e**    **d**      **R**    **F**      **I**    **n**    **t**    **e**    **l**    **l**    **i**    **g**    **e**    **n**    **c**    **e**

Traditional ISR methods are limited by access, coverage, and reliance on voluntary AIS data, leaving forces vulnerable in contested waters and high-interest regions. The Maritime Intelligence product suite combines advanced analytics to uncover hidden activity, validate vessel identities, detect military platforms, and support analysis of vessel behavior over time. These capabilities work together to strengthen maritime domain awareness and give defense intelligence organizations greater confidence in monitoring and prioritizing threats across complex operating environments.

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## E    N    H    A    N    C    E    D        M    a    r    i    t    i    m    e        A    n    a    l    y    t    i    c    s

The Maritime Intelligence product suite includes advanced analytics that go beyond simple detection, helping defense and security organizations locate, identify, and track dark vessels with greater confidence.

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## V    e    s    s    e    l        I    d    e    n    t    i    f    i    c    a    t    i    o    n

_Establishes_ _vessel_ _identification_ _based_ _on_ _unique_ _RF_ _signatures,_ _to_ _recognize_ _and_ _track_ _specific_ _commercial_ _vessels_ _over_ _time,_ _filling_ _gaps_ _when_ _AIS_ _data_ _is_ _missing_ _or_ _unreliable._

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_Detect_ _and_ _classify_ _select_ _high_ _interest_ _vessels_ _through_ _their_ _RF_ _emissions,_ _enabling_ _differentiation_ _between_ _commercial_ _and_ _government_ _vessels._

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## V    e    s    s    e    l        V    e    l    o    c    i    t    y

_Estimates_ _speed_ _and_ _course_ _to_ _provide_ _context_ _on_ _vessel_ _behavior,_ _to_ _enhance_ _prediction_ _of_ _future_ _position_ _based_ _on_ _trajectory_ _analysis_ _and_ _support_ _ISR_ _data_ _fusion._

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## V    e    s    s    e    l        A    s    s    o    c    i    a    t    i    o    n

_Distinguishes_ _dark_ _vessels_ _from_ _cooperative_ _traffic_ _and_ _exposes_ _potential_ _spoofing_ _by_ _leveraging_ _automated_ _RF_ _and_ _AIS_ _correlation._

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Identify vessels operating without AIS based solely on radar emissions.

## **A**    **I**    **S**      **V**    **a**    **l**    **i**    **d**    **a**    **t**    **i**    **o**    **n**      **&**      **D**    **e**    **c**    **e**    **p**    **t**    **i**    **o**    **n**      **E**    **x**    **p**    **o**    **s**    **u**    **r**    **e**

Cross-reference RF behavior with AIS broadcasts to confirm identities and potentially reveal spoofing.

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Monitor activity across vast ocean areas, including chokepoints, EEZs, and contested waters, without forward deployment.

## **O**    **p**    **t**    **i**    **m**    **i**    **z**    **e**    **d**      **I**    **S**    **R**      **R**    **e**    **s**    **o**    **u**    **r**    **c**    **e**      **U**    **s**    **e**

Automate detection and identification to augment analysis and support more efficient ISR operations.

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### Dark Vessel   Detection

Identify and track ships that suppress or falsify AIS transmissions.

### Force Protection

Monitor maritime regions of interest for potential threats to naval assets.

### Counter-Spoofing   Operations

Expose false broadcasts and validate identities with RF behavior.

### Maritime Security &   Stability

Enhance awareness of activity in EEZs, chokepoints, and contested waters.

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Maritime Intelligence strengthens ISR architecture by delivering scalable, space-based monitoring of vessel activity across the world’s oceans. By exposing dark and deceptive behaviors, validating AIS data, and identifying vessel classes, it reduces uncertainty and accelerates response. The product complements airborne, maritime, and ground assets, providing a consistent layer of intelligence that closes maritime blind spots and enhances operational confidence.
