HAVELSAN, a Turkish software developer, has garnered significant attention with its border surveillance system solutions tailored to monitor border areas and detect security threats. The company announced in a recent press release that it will be exporting for the first time its MATRA border surveillance product under the Romanian Integrated Maritime Surveillance System (SCOMAR) Modernization Project tender.
At the ceremony held at the Border Police Headquarters in Bucharest, Romania, the contract was signed by the General Inspector of the Romanian Border Police Quaestor Cornel-Laurian Stoica and HAVELSAN Vice President, Command & Control and Defense Technologies Savaş Yanık. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Romania, Özgür Kıvanç Altan, also attended the ceremony.
Under the contract, Romania’s existing SCOMAR system will be equipped with HAVELSAN’s MATRA Coastal Surveillance and Vessel Traffic Management Software. This will involve replacing current technology radar, electro-optic systems, and IT hardware without interrupting the current operational system.
The system will be operated from the Romanian Coast Guard Command center in Constanta, situated on Romania’s Black Sea coast. Scheduled for delivery by HAVELSAN within 24 months, it aims to enhance maritime situational awareness for law enforcement. This includes creating a real-time maritime picture covering a 100 nautical mile area encompassing Romania’s Black Sea coastline, regional waters, intermediate zones, and exclusive economic zone.
The system, which will enhance capabilities in coastal surveillance and border control, search and rescue operations, combating smuggling, irregular migration, and illegal fishing, will facilitate information exchange with the country’s organizations such as Marine and Port Security, Maritime Customs Control, Marine Environmental Protection and Awareness, Maritime Search and Rescue, and Fisheries Inspection/Control Units.
HAVELSAN’s Vessel Traffic Services (VTS) Software MATRA, developed to monitor, organize, and manage all ship traffic movements in the straits with a national system using the capabilities of the Turkish defense industry, was successfully used in NATO’s Maritime Security Exercise, which Romania also participated in.
By creating a Recognized Maritime Picture, MATRA integrates data from radars, electro-optic sensors, the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and other sensors to provide a comprehensive maritime overview for boosting effectiveness in maintaining maritime security.
MATRA Coastal Surveillance System (CSS) significantly improves situational awareness through its comprehensive radar coverage of coastal areas, territorial waters, and exclusive economic zones enabling an efficient response against smuggling, human trafficking, maritime pollution, illegal immigration, and illegal fishing.
By creating a Recognized Maritime Picture, CSS integrates data from radars, electro-optic sensors, the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and other sensors to provide a comprehensive maritime overview for boosting effectiveness in maintaining maritime security.
MATRA Search and Rescue (SAR) system serves as a reliable response decision support system utilized in Search and Rescue scenarios, providing invaluable assistance. Harnessing the power of the latest generation of information technology, MATRA SAR stands at the forefront of advancements in Search and Rescue operations.
With its high technology capabilities, MATRA VTS is dedicated to enabling safer and more efficient vessel navigation, in line with IALA standards. MATRA VTS ensures secure navigation from port to port across diverse waterways, straits, and canals while prioritizing environmental sustainability.