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NiKA autonomous acoustic profiling float — MetOcean Telematics | True North Map

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MetOcean Telematics

Company · Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Profile last reviewed Aug 26, 2026

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NiKA autonomous maritime surveillance (opens in a new tab)
MetOcean Telematics · official company product
MetOcean Telematics supports MetOcean Telematics update nika capability name as: NiKA autonomous acoustic profiling float
W3371-265156 Autonomous Maritime Surveillance System ACAN (opens in a new tab)
Department of National Defence via CanadaBuys · procurement notice
The cited record directly supports this bounded public leaf. capabilities.0.features.1: Scheduled and event-triggered acoustic sampling in the proposed requirement. Evidence boundary: These are explicitly bounded as DND proposed requirement parameters, not delivered specifications. Source scope: Names MetOcean and NiKA as the pre-identified system for an autonomous underwater maritime-surveillance requirement, estimated CAD 1.127 million, with delivery sought by 2026-03-31.
NiKA specification sheet version 2023-08 (opens in a new tab)
MetOcean Telematics · official company product
MetOcean Telematics supports MetOcean Telematics update nika capability features 4 as: Acoustic and position data returned by Certus 100 after surfacing
Winners Announced for NATO Innovation Challenge, Monitoring the Arctic from Space to Seabed (opens in a new tab)
NATO Allied Command Transformation · innovation program
This source supports one stated premise in the composite public leaf; the complete leaf depends on the cited source set. capabilities.0.maturity: NiKA placed third in NATO's 2023 Arctic challenge and is named in a DND ACAN; this supports evaluation and supplier pre-identification, not an award, delivered system or operational acceptance.. Evidence boundary: NiKA is bounded to supplier pre-identification and challenge evaluation; award and delivery remain unconfirmed. Source scope: MetOcean NiKA placed third in the 2023 Arctic space-to-seabed innovation challenge.
FLANQ and MetOcean strategic cooperation (opens in a new tab)
FLANQ · official company news
FLANQ supports MetOcean Telematics update nika capability commercialAvailability as: MetOcean markets NiKA and FLANQ lists support in Germany; the exact production configuration, lead time, security accreditation and contract-delivery status require verification.
Autonomous maritime surveillance system award W3371-265156/001/MAR (opens in a new tab)
CanadaBuys · award or contract
CanadaBuys records the CAD 1.029 million DND NiKA/PAMS award but no delivered quantity or acceptance result.
Uncrewed Underwater Surveillance System (opens in a new tab)
National Defence · official report
The project requires persistent sensor coverage in strategic northern, coastal and expeditionary areas and identifies sonar and acoustic systems among the relevant investment capabilities.

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Evidence strength: Moderate
Last reviewed: Aug 26, 2026
Technology areas: Sensing and ISR Autonomous Systems Communications & Cyber

NiKA autonomous acoustic profiling float

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Persistent uncrewed underwater surveillance

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