USAFRICOM - Non-Traditional Maritime Sensing Challenge

Illicit and opaque maritime activity across African waters – including Gulf of Guinea, Horn of Africa, Somali Basin, Bab-el-Mandeb approaches, Mozambique Channel, and North African littorals – poses a persistent threat to coastal states, international shipping, and regional stability. Fisheries are depleted at rates threatening food security, sanctioned cargo moves under flags of convenience, and piracy attacks on commercial vessels have resurged. Critically, the most damaging activity is delibe...