Specialist marine identification and tracking technology firm Software Radio Technology (SRT) has landed a $5m (£3.18) contract to supply coastal monitoring equipment to an unnamed country.
The Midsomer Norton firm’s AIS Maritime Domain Management (MDM) system will allow the nation to combat illegal fishing, identify potential threats, manage sensitive marine areas and strengthen its search and rescue capability. 
SRT said the system would allow the country to create a national maritime database of vessel and other marine related information which can be viewed, mined and developed by multiple stakeholders, such as coastguards, fisheries, police, navy and environment ministries to expand and enhance their operations. The system will also integrate and enhance existing surveillance systems.
SRT chief executive Simon Tucker said: “We are delighted that another of our validated sales pipeline opportunities, currently valued at approximately £200m, has reached the contract implementation phase.
“We have been working with this customer for over a year, conducting extensive validation trials to ensure that our MDM system meets their demanding requirements within a challenging environment.
“Maritime domain awareness is now widely recognised as strategically vital and our MDM system provides a robust, reliable and scalable solution. We now look forward to working closely with this strategic customer to implement this first phase over the next year and into the future as they continue to evolve and build their new maritime security and safety apparatus.”
