Solar Sentinel Next-Generation Maritime Solution

Solar Sentinel

A Next-Generation Maritime Solution

Versatile, eco-friendly, and AI-driven, the Solar Sentinel is built in collaboration with our partners to protect coastlines, support humanitarian missions, and ensure safer, more efficient operations in shallow-water environments.

Designed for rapid deployment and powered by multiple energy sources, including solar and hybrid systems, the compact vessel integrates advanced navigation from SubSphere to detect underwater threats, deliver critical aid, and streamline diverse maritime tasks.

Multi-Energy & Hybrid Systems

Powered by solar, hydrogen, and fossil fuel options, the Solar Sentinel stays operational in diverse conditions. This flexible approach to energy minimizes fuel costs, reduces emissions, and extends mission endurance, even in remote areas.

AI-Driven Navigation & Monitoring

Developed with SubSphere’s advanced algorithms, the vessel’s onboard intelligence tracks potential hazards and optimizes routes in real time. This smart navigation system supports both autonomous and remote-controlled operations, enhancing safety for personnel.

Shallow-Water & Rapid Deployment

Compact and lightweight, the Solar Sentinel operates efficiently in shallow or narrow waterways often inaccessible to larger vessels. It can also be air-dropped into remote regions, making it ideal for humanitarian relief missions, emergency response, and coastal security.

Modular Sensor Suite

Equipped with magnetic, acoustic, and pressure sensors, the Solar Sentinel detects underwater threats, environmental contaminants, and other objects of interest. By integrating multiple sensor types, it offers comprehensive situational awareness for safer, more effective operations.

Maritime Logistics & Supply

Transport equipment and materials for coastal or island-based operations. The Solar Sentinel’s 2000 kg payload capacity and efficient hybrid power systems make it cost-effective for resupplying remote installations or supporting routine maritime activities.

Use Cases

The Solar Sentinel is built for adaptability, tackling a range of shallow-water missions with minimal risk to personnel. From humanitarian support to environmental protection, here are some of the most common ways this platform can be deployed.

Sea Demining & UXO Clearance

Identify, monitor, and help remove submerged threats like mines and unexploded ordnance. With its specialized sensor suite and AI-driven navigation, the Solar Sentinel minimizes human exposure to dangerous environments and speeds up clearance operations.

Environmental Monitoring

Collect real-time data on water quality, pollution, and marine life habitats. By using a range of onboard sensors, the Solar Sentinel assists in environmental assessments and conservation efforts, ensuring ecosystems remain healthy and sustainable.

Humanitarian Aid & Disaster Response

Deliver critical supplies, medical equipment, and personnel to areas cut off by natural disasters or conflicts. Thanks to its compact design and ability to be air-dropped, the Solar Sentinel rapidly reaches remote locations that larger vessels cannot.

Coastal Security & Harbor Protection

Patrol shallow or busy waterways to detect suspicious activity or objects, helping local authorities maintain order and protect infrastructure. Its low radar signature and advanced communications suite provide discreet yet reliable surveillance for critical sites.

Technology Highlights

By combining cutting-edge AI, flexible energy usage, and a robust sensor framework, the Solar Sentinel offers a forward-looking approach to maritime challenges, helping safeguard coastal areas, protect crews, and deliver essential services where they’re needed most.

Advanced Hybrid Power Systems

Multi-Source Energy: Solar panels, fuel cells, and small gas turbines offer diverse operational modes, ensuring sustained performance in varied climates and mission durations.

Smart Energy Management: Onboard software balances energy sources to maximize efficiency and reduce emissions, especially crucial for extended or remote deployments.

AI-Enhanced Navigation & Autonomy

Smart Routing: Developed in collaboration with SubSphere, the vessel’s AI continuously analyzes sensor inputs to chart optimal courses, helping avoid obstacles, navigate shallow waters, and minimize risk.

Autonomous or Remote Control: Operators can switch between fully autonomous missions or manual oversight, depending on real-time conditions and mission requirements.

Modular Sensor Integration

Comprehensive Threat Detection: Magnetic, acoustic, and pressure sensors detect underwater hazards like mines or unexploded ordnance, improving situational awareness.

Versatile Payloads: The vessel’s design supports quick swap-outs of sensor packages, ideal for missions ranging from sea demining to environmental surveys.

Low Observable Profile & Discreet Operations

Minimal Radar Signature: Carefully engineered hull form and radar-absorbent materials reduce detectability, making the Solar Sentinel well-suited for sensitive tasks.

Electronic Countermeasures: Built-in capabilities can disrupt hostile signals or maintain secure communications, ensuring safe, controlled operations in complex environments.

Extended Sensor Fusion

We aim to integrate new sensor technologies, such as advanced sonar, thermal imaging, and LiDAR, to enhance underwater threat detection and environmental monitoring. The expanded fusion of data will deliver even deeper insights and faster decision-making for mission-critical scenarios.

Increased Autonomy & AI Upgrades

Enhanced Modular Payloads

Future Outlook

The Solar Sentinel is more than just a vessel, it’s a continuously evolving platform designed to meet tomorrow’s maritime challenges.

From next-gen sensor integration to fully autonomous fleets, the Solar Sentinel’s roadmap reflects a future where maritime operations are safer, smarter, and more sustainable, setting new benchmarks for shallow-water security, humanitarian support, and environmental stewardship.

Greater Endurance & Energy Innovation

Advanced fuel cells, next-generation batteries, and wave-energy systems are under active exploration to boost endurance. By refining our energy technology, the Solar Sentinel will maintain extended missions in remote waters with minimal logistical support.