FTS first started out as an armed security agency in South Florida under the name Federated Tactical Security.  From its beginnings, FTS operated as an armed agency working in high crime areas.  FTS added in the Maritime Security division changing its name to FTS – Maritime Security after we were first asked to provide armed personnel for a transit along East Africa.

Although not all states require licenses or certified training, ALL FTS personnel will receive training prior to the start of their employment that meets or exceeds the requirements of the states that do require training. All Training will be conducted with the laws and state statutes of the state where the officer will be operating.

                                Maritime Security Division

Currently the main type of maritime security provided to the commercial shipping industry is with the use of security teams (armed or unarmed) on board the clients vessel.

Please feel free to read this presentation which covers the differences between armed and unarmed security teams and escort vessels. 

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                                             Our Operations Staff

Our Maritime Security Division staff consist of maritime professionals whose combined experience level exceeds over 100 years in the maritime industry.

Our concept is simple, in order to provide a proactive protection service, we need to be able to be proactive. This concept is used in both domestic and maritime security. For maritime security, you cannot do this with an armed team on the clients’ vessel. Armed teams can only react to an incident once it has started. After your being attacked is not the time to take action. Action needs to be taken prior to the attack to keep the attack from occurring.

This is done with the use of an escort vessel. To keep our clients safe from attack, one of the first steps is to give a warning to the approaching vessel that they are nearing a vessel under protection. While this is being done, the escort vessel is to place itself between the approaching vessel and the protected vessel.

This action alone should deter an approaching vessel, however if the approaching vessel fires on either the escort vessel or the protected vessel, only at that time will force be authorized against the attacking vessel.

Once an engagement has occurred, the attacking vessel will be allowed to break off, however in the event their vessel is disabled or destroyed, appropriate steps will be taken to take the survivors into custody to be turned over to authorities and that the damaged vessel will not be a threat to the shipping lanes.  

Working in conjunction with shipyard out of NYC and in association with another shipyard overseas, FTS is able to secure the use of vessels to be used as escorts with short notice. These vessels are former Naval Patrol vessels designed for such missions.

                                              Drones

To enhance our ability on both domestic and maritime protection details and other security operations, FTS has the ability to use drones for observation use. With the assistance of the THORPE SEEOP CORPORATION; FTS will be able to place their Drone Aircraft on our vessels for use in anti-piracy operations or use their smaller drones for use in ground security operations.

These photos are posted with the permission of the THORPE SEEOP CORPORATION; these are the drones that we may be using in the near future!