Thor Storm Husoy, Principal Engineer, Positioning and Communication

Immediate defense through existing assets: Utilize readily available, field-proven USBL systems, AUVs, and resident monitoring systems to create rapid, ad-hoc underwater surveillance networks. This approach leverages existing commercial infrastructure for immediate defense needs.

USBL as a communication and positioning Backbone: Establish USBL systems, already prevalent in commercial maritime operations, as the core communication and positioning network for underwater drones and sensors. This allows for scalable and rapid deployment across vast areas.

Collaborative data sharing for enhanced threat detection: Leverage existing libraries of operational data (e.g., acoustic signatures) from commercial oil & gas infrastructure to enhance threat detection capabilities. Facilitate close collaboration between industry, operators, and defense to rapidly identify and respond to potential threats.

Alan Jones, Program Manager for Freedom AUV

Adaptive autonomy: AUVs must intelligently manage limited communication, using software to adjust to available bandwidth and continue missions autonomously.

Data optimisation: Advanced compression and AI-driven reconstruction are essential to transmit surveillance data effectively over long distances.

Multi-modal strategy: Combining existing communication methods with intelligent software and data processing is crucial for robust undersea defense capabilities.

Emilie Asberg, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

Cross-Domain Communication: Havguard enables seamless communication between underwater and aerial drones, facilitating collaborative missions and real-time data sharing.

AI-Driven Pipeline Protection: Their technology provides rapid, AI-powered detection of sabotage on underwater pipelines, with a pilot project demonstrating wireless, multi-modal communication.

Rapidly Deployable Seabed-to-Space Network: Havguard aims to create a connected network integrating underwater swarms, aerial drones, and satellites, using AI data routing and advanced sensors.