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AQUA will combine Phantom’s optical sensing with a commercial autonomous surface vessel and KYNZE electronics to produce subsea imagery and onboard analytics. The project is a development-stage integration effort for environmental and marine-security applications; the public announcement does not identify a naval mine-clearance deployment.
Optical underwater sensing
Funded integration project announced September 2026
Commercial availability: Development and partner-engagement stage; production service availability not established.
Source library
Canada’s Ocean Supercluster
Source type: innovation program
Supports: Capability · commercial availability
Source location: capabilities.0.commercialAvailability
Phantom Photonics: Development and partner-engagement stage; production service availability not established.. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · capability type
Source location: capabilities.0.capabilityType
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Source location: capabilities.0.technicalTags.1
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Source location: capabilities.0.applications.2
Phantom Photonics: Habitat and infrastructure monitoring. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · core features
Source location: capabilities.0.features.1
Phantom Photonics: Commercial autonomous surface vessel platform planned. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · core features
Source location: capabilities.0.features.2
Phantom Photonics: Onboard analytics and sensor fusion. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Source location: capabilities.0.applications.0
Phantom Photonics: Subsea imaging. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Source location: capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.1
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · defence applications
Source location: capabilities.0.applications.1
Phantom Photonics: Lost fishing-gear recovery surveys. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Source location: capabilities.0.technicalTags.2
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · technical tags
Source location: capabilities.0.technicalTags.0
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · core features
Source location: capabilities.0.features.0
Phantom Photonics: Quantum LiDAR payload integration. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · core features
Source location: capabilities.0.features.3
Phantom Photonics: Data-as-a-Service delivery model under development. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · name
Source location: capabilities.0.name
Phantom Photonics: Quantum optical subsea imaging and AQUA integration. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · technicaldomainslugs
Source location: capabilities.0.technicalDomainSlugs.0
Derived from Canada’s Ocean Supercluster: Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · maturity
Source location: capabilities.0.maturity
Phantom Photonics: Funded integration project announced September 2026. Phantom Photonics leads the CAD 3.4 million AQUA project with Longueuil-based KYNZE, combining quantum LiDAR and a commercial autonomous surface vessel for subsea imaging and onboard analytics. Ocean Supercluster contributes CAD 1.4 million, with the balance from project partners.
Supports: Capability · summary
Source location: capabilities.0.summary
AQUA will combine Phantom’s optical sensing with a commercial autonomous surface vessel and KYNZE electronics to produce subsea imagery and onboard analytics. The project is a development-stage integration effort for environmental and marine-security applications; the public announcement does not identify a naval mine-clearance deployment.
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