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Key Factors in Choosing a Floating Marine Barrier

When deciding to install a floating marine barrier, there are several key factors to consider. These include: 1. Environmental Conditions Floating marine barriers depend on the area where they are installed. They must be  suitably designed to withstand the environmental conditions in the area where they will be installed, including water levels, currents, winds, and Key Factors in Choosing a Floating Marine Barrier

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March Event: The Boat Stops Here Recap!

March Event: The Boat Stops Here Recap! March 27, 2015 Last night, as rain fell washing away more of the massive snow piles that have littered the streets of Boston this winter, United4Defense held our March event in our new location at the CIC building in Downtown Boston. We were ecstatic to welcome our esteemed March Event: The Boat Stops Here Recap!

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Security Pro, Luke Ritter, To Lead HALO Maritime Business Development In MENA Region

June 19, 2019 – PR Newswire NEWTON, N.H., June 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — HALO Maritime Defense Systems, Inc. (“HALO”), a marine engineering technology company and provider of advanced engineered solutions for the security needs of strategic maritime assets, announced today the appointment of Luke Ritter as Vice President of Business Development. A globally recognized transportation security expert, Security Pro, Luke Ritter, To Lead HALO Maritime Business Development In MENA Region

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HALO Protecting Naval Facilities and Vessels in Newton

July 4, 2014 – NEREJ According to Paul Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), senator Kelly Ayotte was a featured speaker at the company’s dedication ceremony of its Technical Development Center on June 27th. “I am proud of the cutting-edge work that HALO is doing right here in Newton to protect naval facilities and HALO Protecting Naval Facilities and Vessels in Newton

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HALO Develops Next Generation in Sea Defense

February 18, 2014 – Military Communications In the age of terrorism, attacks can come from anywhere, and seaside targets are particularly vulnerable to boats or divers. That’s why a Newton-based company is adapting technology originally intended to prevent beach erosion into a sea barrier defense system to thwart such attacks. After five and half years in HALO Develops Next Generation in Sea Defense

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Defense Start-Up Moves to N.H.

June 13, 2013 – Andover Town News A Brickstone Square company has grown up and is moving out. HALO Maritime Defense Systems, which rented office space in the complex for about five years, needed more space for its booming business. About a month ago, it moved into a new, 8,100-square-foot building on Puzzle Lane in Newton, Defense Start-Up Moves to N.H.

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Jeffrey Hathaway Rear Admiral USN (ret) joins board of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

March 1, 2012 ANDOVER, MA – Paul C. Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced today the addition of Jeffrey Hathaway Rear Admiral USN (ret), to the Board of Advisers. Jeff combines thirty three years of military and federal law enforcement accomplishments serving the nation as a U.S. Coast Guard officer, with prior Jeffrey Hathaway Rear Admiral USN (ret) joins board of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

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Luke Ritter joins Board of Advisors of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

December 1, 2011 ANDOVER, MA – Paul C. Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced today the addition of Luke Ritter to its Board of Advisors. Mr. Ritter leads the Global Trade Security practice at Ridge Global, a firm founded by the Honorable Tom Ridge, the first U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security and Luke Ritter joins Board of Advisors of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

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Honorable Jay M. Cohen Rear Admiral USN (ret) joins board of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

August 17, 2011 – PR Newswire ANDOVER, MA – Paul C. Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced today the addition of the Honorable Jay M. Cohen, Rear Admiral USN (ret), as Chairman of the Board. Admiral Cohen is a native of New York. He was commissioned in 1968 upon graduation from the United Honorable Jay M. Cohen Rear Admiral USN (ret) joins board of HALO Maritime Defense Systems

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Captain Brendan Gray Appointed President of HMDS

July 12, 2011 – Marine Link Paul C. Jensen, CEO of HALO Maritime Defense Systems (HMDS), announced the appointment of Captain Brendan Gray USN (ret) as President. Gray, a graduate of the US Naval Academy, served with distinction for thirty years as a Naval Aviator, spending his last five years as the Deputy Commander and Chief Captain Brendan Gray Appointed President of HMDS

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