Advanced Sonar Systems for Underwater Detection, Imaging & Navigation

Wavefront designs industry-leading sonar systems for underwater detection, imaging and navigation for commercial and government customers alike.

Our proven side-scan and forward looking sonar solutions are used globally in both commercial and defence applications and are ideal for a wide variety of applications requiring technology to make your underwater world visible. From navigation and obstacle avoidance using Vigilant FLS® to CCS leak detection, Seagrass mapping and MCM operations with Solstice MAS®, Wavefront products deliver class leading performance that enables safe, efficient and effective operations.

Additionally, Wavefront’s Sentinel IDS® Intruder Detection Sonar is used globally to protect critical national infrastructure, commercial and military ports and harbours, superyachts, commercial vessels and waterside assets against incursion from divers, swimmer delivery vehicles (SDVs) or drones.

Sentinel IDS

Intruder detection sonar with advanced detection, tracking and classification capabilities

Sentinel IDS provides automatic detection, tracking and classification of a wide range of underwater threats, including divers, swimmer delivery vehicles, and unmanned drones. Utilizing our cutting-edge Simultaneous In-band Active and Passive Sonar (SInAPS) technology, it provides robust protection capabilities at ranges of up to 1500 metres.

The highly scalable system allows multiple sonar heads to be networked together to provide wide-area protection, maintaining a single track for a common operating picture. Sentinel IDS can be provided in a wide range of mobile or fixed form factors, including cable deployments, fixed brackets, and seabed frames and stands.

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Vigilant FLS

Foward-looking sonar for crewed and uncrewed vessels

Our Vigilant family of forward-looking sonars provides critical underwater situational awareness for uncrewed and crewed surface vessels and underwater vehicles. Providing real-time 3D imagery of the seabed and water column at ranges of up to 1500 metres, the advanced sonars automatically alert operators or automated systems to collision hazards and grounding obstructions, ensuring safe voyage even in uncharted or highly dynamic environments.

Vigilant sonars are ideal for new-build vessels as well as retrofitting, and our expert engineers can provide onsite installation and commissioning support for your specific applications.

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Solstice MAS

Multi-aperture & side-scan sonar for ultra-high resolution imaging

The Solstice MAS family of underwater imaging solutions blends the high performance of synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) with the reliability of conventional side-scan sonar (SSS), providing ultra-high resolution and wide swath coverage with low power consumption.

Featuring our proprietary Multi-Ping Multi-Look (MPML) processing technology for enhanced signal-to-noise ratio, Solstice delivers undistorted imagery co-located with 3D bathymetric data

Designed for either AUV or towfish platforms, Solstice sonar imaging systems are ideal for hydrography and environmental research, archaeology, search and salvage, mine countermeasures and more.

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Sentry IMS

Integrity monitoring sonar for critical underwater assets

Sentry IMS is designed to provide fast automated warning of containment issues connected to subsea oil and gas installations and equipment, and is able to monitor over a billion cubic feet of seawater in a 360° envelope around a single sensor. The active sonar system can detect the smallest of leaks at ranges exceeding 500 meters, and delivers position data to remote monitoring stations.Sentry is available in two configurations – a lander-mounted version that connects to existing seafloor communications infrastructure and power supply, and a standalone battery-operated system that transmits data via an acoustic modem.

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