Category: Maritime

The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Berlin successfully hosted a Military Forum on June 25, 2025, focusing on the “Combat Ready Preservation of Military Assets with Patented VpCI® Technology.” The event brought together military industry experts from across the globe to explore the crucial role of advanced corrosion protection in enhancing the operational readiness and longevity of military equipment.

The forum highlighted VpCI® technology, developed by Cortec® Corporation, a global leader in environmentally responsible corrosion protection. Cortec’s experts, alongside their partners, shared extensive field experience, highlighting VpCI® corrosion inhibitors in diverse applications for the United

States Navy, U.S. Air Force, and The Royal Navy. Experts from France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States further enriched the discussions with case histories, showcasing successful global military applications of VpCI® technology. These examples demonstrated effective corrosion protection in both military industry production processes and during the preservation phase of assets.

“We’re delighted to be part of this important forum,” stated Ivana Radic Borsic, Vice President of Sales, Europe at Cortec Corporation. “It highlights the critical link between effective corrosion protection and maintaining a combat-ready military, especially as VpCI® technology significantly improves corrosion protection in both military industry production processes and the preservation phase.” Mrs. Radic continued, “We’re especially thankful to the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Berlin for hosting such a vital and informative Military Forum. It was an honor to share insights into VpCI® technology and our joint commitment to sustainable asset preservation.”

Attendees at the Military Forum had the opportunity to network with leading military industry experts and international partners. They engaged in insightful discussions on the latest advancements in corrosion protection, sharing knowledge and best practices. Participants also explored cutting-edge VpCI® solutions and their global applications, discovering innovative protective measures.

Cortec® Corporation’s commitment to sustainable corrosion solutions was also a key theme, with discussions on biobased formulations, recyclability, and waste management practices that align with circular economy principles. This focus on sustainability ensures asset preservation while minimizing environmental impact, matching with modern military objectives.

Military Forum served as a unique platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration, reinforcing the international commitment to utilizing innovative solutions for military asset preservation and readiness.

For this event, the Croatian Society for Materials Protection unveiled a new book: “Corrosion and Protection Using Inhibitors – Vapor Phase Inhibitors and Military Equipment” by Mr.sc. Tadija Madzar, retired Colonel, Croatian Army.

Cortec’s solutions are used by global military personnel and comply with various military and NATO specifications.

On June 22, 2025, the Department of State issued a Worldwide Caution Security Alert advising U.S. citizens overseas to exercise increased caution. 

The full text of the updated Worldwide Caution Security Alert is as follows:

The conflict between Israel and Iran has resulted in disruptions to travel and periodic closure of airspace across the Middle East.  There is the potential for demonstrations against U.S. citizens and interests abroad.  The Department of State advises U.S. citizens worldwide to exercise increased caution.  Please read carefully our Travel Advisory, country information, and any recent security alerts when planning travel at

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages.html.

Motorola Solutions announced it has been selected by the Band Administration Entity (EAF), an organization created by the Brazilian Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), to implement a new federal mission-critical communications solution that will enable Brazil’s defense and public safety organizations to seamlessly collaborate during joint missions. Motorola Solutions will integrate multiple existing land mobile radio (LMR) systems and add new mission-critical Push-to-X (MCX) broadband services to enhance interagency interoperability and access to data applications to better protect Brazil’s communities. 

Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world by land mass, with a population of over 210 million people. Federal and public safety organizations across the country have historically faced significant challenges coordinating front-line teams during emergencies that span multiple jurisdictions.

To address these challenges, Motorola Solutions will implement WAVE PTX, a 3GPP standards-compliant communications platform that will run on the government’s private 4G network, and Critical Connect, a service that will enable interoperability between the 4G network and P25, TETRA and DMR land mobile radio systems. As a combined nationwide solution, organizations like the Brazilian Army, the Federal Highway Patrol and the Distrito Federal Military Police will be equipped with the trusted reliability and resiliency of LMR voice communications together with advanced broadband capabilities, including video streaming and the ability to share rich data and multimedia.

Rolling out from the capital, Brasilia, the new solution will make it possible for agencies to coherently share information, coordinate responses and ultimately make better informed decisions, for the better protection and service of Brazil’s communities.

“Efficiently addressing drug trafficking, organized crime and natural disasters demands highly coordinated multi-agency responses,” said Geraldo Segatto, head of Government Private Network Project at EAF. “In the past, defense and public safety agencies, each using separate communication systems, struggled with real-time coordination, causing delays that undermined response efforts. The new solution eliminates these communication barriers, enabling reliable connectivity for federal agencies and, in its next phase, state military and civil police, to significantly improve response times and mission success.”

“Motorola Solutions is proud to support Brazil’s vision for public safety modernization by delivering a communications platform that bridges the proven reliability of land mobile radio technology with the media-rich capabilities of MCX broadband services,” said Edison Ambrosio, sales director, Defense and Federal Markets, Motorola Solutions. “This integration provides Brazil’s defense and public safety agencies with resilience, enhanced situational awareness and seamless interoperability for faster and more effective emergency response across the nation.”

Allied Universal, a global security and facility services company, announced that its Unified Command Center Solution has received a 2025 Commercial Integrator BEST Award in the category of “Surveillance Storage/Management Solutions.” The awards are given in 37 categories and recognize products and services that can enhance commercial integrators’ businesses, including making them more profitable and sustainable.

Allied Universal’s Unified Command Center Solution is a rapidly deployable security hub integrating real-time video analytics, seamless communication, and intelligent incident management. The solution optimizes logistics, enhances decision-making, and enables swift threat detection and response, delivering comprehensive situational awareness and adaptable security.

“It’s an honor to receive recognition for our Unified Command Center Solution. It demonstrates our leadership and dedication to innovation within the security sector,” said Steve Jones, global chairman and CEO of Allied Universal. “The award acknowledges our focus on delivering advanced security solutions that boost both operational efficiency and decision-making capabilities while maintaining optimal safety and security standards for clients.

The Commercial Integrator BEST Award awards are selected by a panel industry leaders, along with editors of Commercial Integrator, will consider a product’s innovation, functionality, competitive advantages and benefits to the installer.

“Commercial Integrator bestows no higher honor than our BEST Awards, which recognize outstanding new products, solutions and services that enhance commercial integrators’ businesses,” said Dan Ferrisi, group editor, commercial and security. “Our panel of independent judges selected the Allied Universal Unified Command Center Solution as our winner in the ‘Surveillance Storage/Management Solutions’ category because it genuinely transforms security management with its cohesive, rapidly deployed technology ecosystem.”

Regula, a global developer of forensic devices and identity verification (IDV) solutions, has made its inaugural appearance in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Identity Verification 2025. Mentioned in the Innovation Leaders category, the company is recognized for its 100% in-house R&D, forensic-grade technology, global document coverage, and advanced liveness detection capabilities.

Specializing in IDV and cybersecurity industry analysis, KuppingerCole forecasts that the global IDV market will grow from $18.4 billion in 2025 to $50.07 billion by 2030, driven by increasing identity fraud, compliance requirements, user expectations, and technological advancements.

As identity verification rapidly shifts toward fully remote and automated environments, innovation has become a key differentiator. According to KuppingerCole, innovation leaders in IDV are defined by taking a customer-oriented upgrade approach, delivering customer-requested and forward-thinking features, while ensuring seamless compatibility with existing systems.

Positioning Regula in the Innovation Leaders category, KuppingerCole analysts highlight: “Regula’s products are mature and often used to supplement other identity verification vendors’ offerings. While not as feature complete as other offerings, Regula is a best-of-breed document and biometric verification solution with strong global coverage. With expertise across diverse industries and a global reach, Regula is positioned as a verification provider with in-house expertise for adaptable and scalable solutions.”

In their Leadership Compass, KuppingerCole analysts pay special attention to the fact that IDV vendors have in-house technology development, strong data privacy policies, wide geographical coverage for their ID databases, and automation and machine learning (ML) to facilitate processes and user experience. On these fronts, Regula stands out by:

• Best-of-breed on-premises document and biometric verification solution.
• Comprehensive ID template database made of 15,000+ templates from 252 countries and territories.
• In-house R&D capabilities with significant domain-specific expertise.
• Advanced liveness detection technology supporting enhanced security.
• A mature organization with products often used to supplement other IDV vendor offerings.

At the heart of Regula’s recognition are its flagship software products, which serve clients in finance, government, healthcare, education, aviation, and more. Regula Document Reader SDK provides automated reading and comprehensive verification of all types of identity documents. It reads data in all document zones, verifies security features—including dynamic ones such as holograms—and cross-checks all the data to spot forgery.

For biometric checks, Regula Face SDK enables real-time face matching, image quality assessment, and both passive and active liveness detection—the latter tested and certified under iBeta’s Presentation Attack Detection (PAD) Level 1 and 2. The solution supports 1:1 face matching and 1:n face identification with advanced spoof detection via texture and movement analysis, using both 2D and 3D methods.

Importantly, Regula’s solutions are designed for privacy-first deployments. All biometric templates are managed locally by the customer, with no data processed or stored by Regula. The face-matching algorithms undergo continuous testing and are benchmarked through programs like the NIST Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT).

“Being named an Innovation Leader by KuppingerCole is a significant milestone for us. It highlights our decades-long commitment to building all our solutions in-house, from document verification to biometrics, and doing so with the precision and trustworthiness that customers demand. As identity verification principles and standards rapidly evolve, our focus remains the same: delivering technology that’s not only robust but also deeply practical, scalable, and privacy-conscious,” says Ihar Kliashchou, Chief Technology Officer at Regula.

Recently, Regula has:

• Introduced personal data masking across all its solutions.
• Become the first IDV vendor that enables verification of all dynamic security features in IDs in remote scenarios.
• Made its software compatible with most ID readers on the market.