Capt ( Ret ) Jean-Marie Dumon
Defence and Security Director The French Maritime Industry Association ( GICAN )
Graduated twice by engineer High Schools ( French Naval Academy and Advanced Technologies National High School ), naval officer since 1984 , auditor at the War College and the Institute of Advanced Studies of National Defense , Jean-Marie Dumon has held many operational , technical and management responsibilities in the French Navy . He was involved in operations during the Iran-Iraq War , the Gulf War and the Afghan conflict . He has embarked on numerous warships and commanded two scientific ships for distant missions and oceanographic cooperation . He has led government commissions for ship experiments , civilian port development projects and technical investigations after sea accidents . He has been strategic advisor to several senior defence officials on reforms , organization , industrial affairs and innovation . At the rank of captain , he left the service of the State to join professional organizations . First at MEDEF ( first French business union ), as general secretary in charge of the liaison for defense affairs , then since 2018 as deputy director of the French Marine Industry Association ( GICAN ).
" Future oriented Maritime surveillance solutions "
GICAN , the French Maritime Industry association , develops its own approach around the game-changing new solutions for maritime surveillance . A capability brochure was launched , and French experts are working for a 2030 roadmap because many states must protect their sovereignty and all the economic sectors are concerned . In fact , maritime transportation , renewable marine energies , fishery resources , mineral exploitation , scientific activities , and protection of biodiversity are increasing and need to find means of monitoring and intervention . It ' s time to protect resources , to fight against all pollution ( hydrocarbure , plastics , sounds …), to face maritime danger , to be more efficient against illicit or illegal activities at sea , to monitor permanent settlement at sea ( offshore or cables infrastructures ) and to detect drifting objects . For that , many technologies are identified , such as : Satellites or HAPS ( High Altitude Pseudo-Satellite ), Balloons ( captive or not ) - Advances sensors for nautical vectors - Multipurpose platforms - Cooperative ships , platforms , radar , remote sensors - UAV , USV medium or long endurance - AIS new generation - Automatic video treatment . The maturity of solutions is there , and some examples can be brought . The New Space is under development in Europe and a start-up called UNSEENLABS is now a leader in satellite Borne RF ( Radio Frequency ) ELINT / SIGINT . This mono-satellite technology locates with unmatched accuracy and tracks RF emitters to deliver an exhaustive maritime situation awareness data as a service to worldwide customers . Maritime surveillance aerostat systems are back and give a single comprehensive solution for persistent maritime surveillance . A European consortium with several French companies wins a Frontex agency call ( CNIM , DIADES MARINE , VENTURA ) and delivers detection , reconnaissance , identification , tracking and saving legal data . The economic cost is low and decrease per square kilometer . Coastal radars have new perspectives with Early Warning Systems based on Over The Horizon radar technology - OTH ( like CS-Group projects ). It gives more than 360 km surveillance of the EEZ , by detecting and tracking over-the-horizon 24 / 7 . The East Mediterranean aera may be an interesting proof of concept for that , because sea coverage and tracking capabilities in accordance . The Naval Cooperative Surveillance ( NCS ) capability aims at elaborating a real time air and surface unique and high-quality tactical picture based on sensors detections ( plots ) of the whole naval force . Based on a multi-sensors fusion and correlation principles ( radar , optronic …). At this time , focused against air attacks for defence scenario , the NCS capability is transposable “ as it is ” to the maritime security aera and associated threats . In conclusion , maritime is facing new challenges like seabed warfare opening new landscape of conflictuality . Numeric warfare , like AIS spoofing , or GNSS jamming needs new strategies . Any ship is now a real “ data hub ”.