Training
Our trainers are forged in the crucible of Military Special Operations, VBSS boarding teams, and Surface Warfare - bringing unrivaled expertise and training from real-world crisis experience.
Training is highly tailored to model each vessels security plan, but can be focused to cover:
- Unwanted Boardings at sea or in port
- How to identify threats
- Situational awareness
- Geo-cultural awareness
- Advising owners against risk
- Safe weapons handling
- Security equipment procedures
- more...
Training focuses on the vessel's custom security plan, running drills to provide the crew with valuable practice on how to respond in the event of real-world emergencies.
Some of the many benefits of crew training include:
Practice does not make perfect. Only Perfect practice makes perfect.
-Vince Lombardi
Hydra Defense Solutions founder Sam Mervosh
Circa 2017 training the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) on newly implemented SOPs before crossing into the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. All training was successful and the strike group executed a rigorous 9 month deployment before returning home safely.
Outfitting
In addition to a professionally trained crew, and world class intelligence monitoring, HDS Security Management offers outfitting of state-of-the-art maritime defenses.
Each recommendation for technological upgrade is based on a custom threat assessment, and every new system is incorporated into the vessel's security plan and training.
The result is layered protection designed specifically for your vessel to stop a threat before it becomes an incident.
Some of the technology HDS can outfit into vessels:
- Drone and UAV detection and deterrence
- Long Range Acoustic Devices (LRAD)
- Fouling nets
- Underwater and topside lighting plans
- 360 degree thermal and IR cameras
- Firearms (if the vessel should choose to carry them)
- Shaft mounted line cutters
- Hydro phonic systems & diver recall devices
- Bulletproof and shatter proof glass
- Laser Dazzlers and spotlights