By ZACHARY M. PETERSONA new wireless technology that bolsters a U.S. Navy boarding team’s ability to conduct interdiction operations at sea is being fast-tracked to the fleet.
The Expanded Maritime Interception Operations wireless system (EMIO) provides a link between Navy ships and boarding teams in maritime interdiction operations. The new system makes data more accessible and in less time. With the new technology, boarding teams can maintain contact with their parent ship during the entire boarding and inspection process.
For the first time, teams will be able to relay biometrics, fingerprints, scanned documents and digital photographs back to their home ships.
