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USCG Fast Response Cutter with C2 System and exiting the port but the new radar system provided a second layer of security support- ing ongoing patrols by the USCG and Long

Beach Marine Police. The combination of ad- ditional radars and radar processors feeds vital information into the port security operators,

C2 Center and Jacobsen Pilots.

This system includes a centralized alarming capability that monitors the small boat tracks and provides a real-time alerting function.

These alerts include geo-fences, closest point of approach, proximity zones, loitering zones and anchor watch.

Modernization of the USCG installed their radars of choice without worrying about prohib-

Fleet-Merging Old and New Systems and Capabilities itive integration issues. The system includes an identi? cation

USCG shipboard C2 systems incorporate SSR Engineering friend or foe transponder, an Automatic Identi? cation System technologies allowing operators to use the ARPA interface (AIS), electro-optical / infrared sensor system, surface search augmented with tactical features and functions. radar and air search radar. Depending on the mission at hand,

As a result, the C2 system is scalable, interoperable and suit- these technologies allow operators to quickly identify threats, able for future expansion while leveraging the existing sys- violators, or distressed vessels and coordinate joint response tems. Because of SSR Engineering enhancements, the USCG operations.

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