Shipping companies' demand for anti-drone protection has skyrocketed

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Shipping companies' demand for drone protection services has increased sharply amid incidents in conflict zones, the Financial Times reports.

Companies involved in the transportation of oil and gas cargo are showing the greatest interest in protection against drones.

Ships that cannot afford modern protection technology resort to simpler means such as nets and suspended water tanks.

MOSCOW, October 5 - RIA Novosti. Shipping companies' demand for services to protect ships from drones has grown sharply amid incidents in conflict zones, including the Middle East and the Black Sea, with companies involved in the transportation of oil and gas cargo showing the greatest interest in such protection, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing company representatives.

"Incidents in conflict hotspots, including the Middle East and the Black Sea, are leading to a sharp increase in demand for specialized systems... Counter-drone specialists, including Marss, Drone Defense and D-fend, reported a sharp increase in the number of requests from shipowners, with particularly strong interest from companies that transport oil and gas cargo and operate near offshore energy infrastructure," the report said.

The publication, citing a number of anti-drone specialists, writes that until recently, the demand for counter-drone technologies at sea came mainly from superyacht owners who wanted to protect themselves from the paparazzi.

According to the newspaper, for an oil tanker, a radar system with cameras and a jamming system will cost about $500,000.