Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Somerset, a Plymouth-based Type 23 frigate, detected and monitored the movements of the Russian warship Vice Admiral Kulakov and her supporting tanker.
HMS Somerset had been engaged in trials of her cutting-edge sonar equipment when she received the call to locate and shadow the Russian units.
She arrived in the Moray Firth on Saturday [18 Nov 17] and escorted the ships through UK waters and north along the coast of Norway before returning to her original task.

International Security, Safety & Strategic Defence
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Axis Partner Showcase events in the UK and Sweden highlight how network video and audio technology is helping make transport networks a safer environment for workers and commuters

 

Axis Communications, recently hosted two Partner Showcase events in the UK and Sweden. More than 35 of Axis’ technology partners attended both events to showcase their technology innovations. The events provided an opportunity for those within the transport industry to learn about the latest trends and understand how network video and audio technology could help them create a safer and smarter environment for Europe’s commuters.

Surveillance
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Despite the rise of high-profile IoT botnet attacks Mirai and Reaper, nearly half of organisations surveyed plan to roll-out IoT deployments on existing enterprise networks

West Byfleet, UK: Cradlepoint has announced the release of a new Cradlepoint Business Intelligence Report, “The State of IoT 2017-2018”, which reveals the current IT practices, perceptions and future plans surrounding global Internet of Things (IoT) deployments. The findings of the underlying study revealed that even though over 69 percent of organisations have adopted, or plan to adopt, IoT solutions within the next year, 40 percent of companies have serious concerns around cybersecurity.

Industry News
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