The Marine Armor System is a series of ballistic blinds designed to prevent pirates from accessing ships' interiors. There are various systems designed to keep pirates from boarding ships, but this may be the first system designed to stop those pirates who board ships from accessing its interior.
The blinds are rolled up when not needed and located above the ship's doorways, hatches and windows. When a pirate-boarding is imminent, a centrally-located button can be pressed to cause the blinds to roll down. The blinds are made from a proprietary material called Kriptonia, which is claimed to be stronger than steel.
The Marine Armor System's blinds vary in their level of ballistic protection. The Kriptonia Basic blinds can withstand shots from a .22-caliber handgun, while the Kriptonia 100 can block shots from heavy military weapons.
What's Driving This Trend
- Ballistic Blinds
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing advanced ballistic blinds for security purposes.
- Pirate Defense Systems
- Innovation potential in creating comprehensive systems to deter pirates and protect ships from intruders.
- High-strength Materials
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing stronger-than-steel materials for enhanced security applications.
Who This Affects Most
- Maritime Security
- Industry potential for developing advanced security solutions to protect ships from pirates and other threats.
- Defense and Military
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in adapting military-grade technologies for civilian security applications.
- Building Materials
- Innovation potential in developing high-strength materials for various industries, including security and defense.
