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AIS

British

abbreviation

Australian Institute of Sport

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Example Sentences

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Vessel tracks were constructed by connecting AIS transmission segments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Separately, AFP counted around 40 vessels that have crossed the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the conflict, considering only those that kept their AIS transponder -- the automatic identification system -- switched on.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Spoofing is more sophisticated -- and more dangerous, affecting a ship's Automatic Identification System, or AIS.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

That is the result of gaps created in a ship’s voyage when the AIS is switched off, or when the crew spoof a vessel’s location.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

"The confirmed linkage between Gale, Sea Shell, and Beeta, alongside fabricated AIS position history and prior impersonation, is consistent with deliberate identity manipulation," says Ana Subasic, an analyst at the global trade intelligence company Kpler.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

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