Windward, a Maritime AI company, has appointed Ron Kraitsman as chief financial officer. Kraitsman brings over 25 years of financial leadership experience scaling high-growth SaaS companies and will support Windward's global expansion across commercial and government markets. Kraitsman joins from Logz.io, where he served as CFO. His experience includes CFO roles at BLEND Localization, Signals Analytics, Perfecto Mobile and Finjan Software. He also co-founded cybersecurity company Seculert, which was acquired by Radware. The appointment comes as Windward enters an accelerated growth phase, driven by rising demand for maritime intelligence amid heightened geopolitical tensions and expanding sanctions regimes. Kraitsman replaces Ofer Segev, who is retiring after nearly seven years with the company. Windward delivers multi-source maritime intelligence by combining AIS data, remote sensing and AI models.

Windward, a maritime AI intelligence company, has partnered with Vantor, a spatial intelligence provider, to integrate Vantor's space-based Sentry monitoring system into Windward's Maritime AI platform. The integration enables continuous detection and tracking of vessels globally, particularly those that disable their identification systems. Sentry automates multi-sensor tasking of electro-optical imaging and synthetic aperture radar sensors, generating AI-powered fingerprints to maintain vessel custody across time and geography. The system also monitors port infrastructure using Vantor's 20-year satellite imagery archive. The partnership addresses a critical gap in maritime domain awareness, where fragmented sensors and siloed workflows previously broke custody of vessels that "go dark". The integrated platform serves defence, intelligence and commercial customers seeking automated, persistent maritime intelligence.

Windward, a leading maritime AI company, has acquired Prominent Edge, a US defence technology firm specialising in geospatial and maritime software solutions for the US government. The acquisition strengthens Windward's capabilities in the American defence and national security sectors. Prominent Edge brings over a decade of experience delivering mission-critical software to US government agencies, along with ISO 27001, ISO 9001 and CMMI Dev Level 3 certifications. The company's expertise complements Windward's AI-powered maritime intelligence platform, which processes vessel behaviour, trade patterns and risk indicators to deliver real-time intelligence. The deal follows Windward's 2025 acquisition by FTV Capital, which established the company as US majority-owned. The combined entity will serve government and commercial customers operating in increasingly complex maritime environments.