Autonomous Fleets
for Maritime Surveillance & Research

Helping you sense, decide and act above, on, and below the water surface.

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Intelligence across three domains

Persistent Presence at Sea

Built around persistent observation on multi-month missions. Surface, aerial and underwater platforms extend your awareness through Integrated C2 & Sensor Fusion.

Integrated C2 & Sensor Fusion

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Combine radar, AIS, day/night imagery, sonar and inputs from modular sensor payloads.

Reduce Risk to Personnel

Give operators greater reach while reducing personnel exposure. Humans stay in the loop, direct the mission and decide the response.

Reduce Operator Load

Turn fragmented sensor inputs into one coherent operational picture, reducing cognitive load so operators can focus on what matters.

Reliability and durability where it matters.Designed for sustained presence over long maritime missions.
Built for the harsh reality at sea.Designed with demanding sea conditions and contested environments in mind.
Adapt to the mission.Modular payloads and platforms matched to operational needs.

Map imagery: NASA GIBS · Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics · EEZ: Marine Regions (VLIZ)

Use Cases

Security & defence

  • Border and coastal surveillance
  • Critical infrastructure protection and deterrence
  • Mine countermeasures (MCM)
  • Counter-UAS (C-UAS)
  • IUU fishing detection and patrol support
  • Search and rescue

Commercial & infrastructure

  • Coastal and offshore asset inspection
  • Aquaculture protection
  • Situational awareness for ship operators

Environment & research

  • Marine and weather research
  • Emissions monitoring
  • Pollution detection and monitoring
  • Marine environmental assessment
Mission sequence / Above, on and below the surface

Rapid Identification and Response

Faster identificationContinuous awarenessCoordinated interceptionReduced personnel risk
Mission orchestrationSURFACE SURVEILLANCE
A contact becomes a track.A bird’s-eye maritime mission. The USV detects a suspicious vessel; an operator authorizes a UAV launch. Once the USV arrives alongside the vessel, the ROV deploys to inspect its underwater hull before crewed interception.NUSVVESSELOPERATORMONITORING
Connected assetsVessel of interestUnderwater sensing

USV / surface

A contact becomes a track.

The USV detects a suspicious vessel with onboard radar and sensors, then maintains a continuous surface track.

Persistent awareness, without a crew on station.
01 / 05

Human judgment at every stage. One shared operational picture.

01 / Uncrewed surface vessel

Persistent presence.
Built to endure.

Sustained observation through adverse sea conditions. Multiple renewable energy sources extend autonomy for long-duration missions.

  • Solar and wind energy for extended autonomous operation
  • Radar, day/night cameras, AIS, sonar and modular payloads
  • Onboard computing with remote operator supervision
  • Supports complementary UAV and ROV missions
  • C-UAS platform for adversary UAV interception under human control
  • Modular payloads for security and inspection
Specifications
Sea state 5Operational capability
Sea state 7Survivability
40-footContainer-compatible deployment
CR / SURFACE
01Renewable energy02Modular sensing03Persistent observation
02 / Uncrewed aerial vehicles

Two perspectives.
Greater awareness.

CR / ROTARY WING
01Water landing02Solar PV recharging
Local observation

Floating hexacopter

  • Local aerial observation and visual verification
  • Water landing for surface monitoring between flights
  • Solar PV recharging capability
  • Mission sensor data collection and relay
CR / FIXED WING
01Vertical take-off02Wide-area coverage
Wide-area observation

Fixed-wing VTOL

  • Vertical take-off and landing with efficient forward flight
  • Wider-area coastal and maritime observation
  • Extended coverage and vessel tracking support
CR / UNDERWATER
01Visual inspection02Environmental sensing03Tethered operation
03 / Remotely operated underwater vehicle

A closer view
below the surface.

  • Tethered visual inspection with camera and lighting
  • Close checks of submerged objects and hull attachments
  • Inspection of cables, seabeds and port structures
  • Environmental data from the water column
  • Recorded imagery for security and infrastructure assessment

Retrofit Autonomy for Existing Vessels

Bring autonomy and connected sensing to existing vessels up to 11 m length overall (LOA).

  • Modular onboard computing, navigation and communications
  • Remote supervision and mission-specific sensors
  • Continue using existing vessel infrastructure and support facilities
  • Propulsion and payload integration tailored to the mission
Discuss a retrofit
CR / RETROFIT
01Existing patrol hull02Sensor integration03Onboard computing
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