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Mission Area and Use Case
Detection, survey, characterization, and persistent awareness for undersea environments and infrastructure.
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11 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need7 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
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Our assessment
Organizations are ordered by the strongest published assessment on this page, then alphabetically. This is not a ranking or recommendation.
Company
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
Aquadrone is a Quebec underwater-robotics company delivering rapid mobile ROV inspection, environmental data collection, emergency recovery and custom intervention-tool development for submerged infrastructure.
3 technologies are connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released need1 technology is connected to both records through separate human review.
Inspect the released needTechnology reviewed for this mission
Aquadrone's ROV, underwater-sensing, inspection or mission-support capability could improve rapid collection and interpretation of public-source subsea observations.
Company
Stoney Creek, Ontario
ASI Group is an Ontario underwater engineering, inspection and survey company operating a large fleet of configurable ROVs for rapid-response ship, dam, tunnel, pipeline, port and submerged-infrastructure work.
Technology reviewed for this mission
ASI Group's ROV, underwater-sensing, inspection or mission-support capability could improve rapid collection and interpretation of public-source subsea observations.
Company
Ottawa, Ontario
Babcock Canada is a Canadian defence and critical-services company delivering naval equipment support, submarine sustainment, weapons handling and launch systems, systems integration and autonomous-system support.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Babcock Canada's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia
CarteNav is a Canadian mission-software company and PAL Aerospace subsidiary whose AIMS-ISR and AIMS-C4 products integrate sensors, mission data and common operating pictures across airborne, maritime and command environments.
Technology reviewed for this mission
CarteNav's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Ottawa, Ontario
D-TA Systems is an Ottawa defence-electronics company developing networked sensor-processing, recording, playback, SIGINT, electronic-warfare and radar systems for air, land and maritime platforms.
Technology reviewed for this mission
D-TA Systems's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Kitchener, Ontario
Inspect hazardous underwater spaces while operators stay at a safer distance. Deep Trekker builds portable, battery-powered ROVs in Ontario for reconnaissance, security, inspection, and public-safety work.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Portable ROVs can extend visual and sonar inspection into confined or hazardous underwater environments while keeping operators at a safer stand-off distance.
Company
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Find and follow underwater targets from compact surface and subsea platforms. Nova Scotia-based GeoSpectrum Technologies builds sonar, acoustic sensors, and surveillance systems for defence and ocean operations.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Compact active-passive sonar can add underwater target detection and tracking to surface or uncrewed platforms.
Company
Youngs Cove, Nova Scotia
Gr8Dane Marine Services is a Nova Scotia ROV and marine-services company providing rapid-mobilization underwater inspection, search, recovery, USBL positioning, side-scan sonar and port-security support across Atlantic Canada.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Gr8Dane Marine Services's ROV, underwater-sensing, inspection or mission-support capability could improve rapid collection and interpretation of public-source subsea observations.
Company
Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
GRi Simulations is a Mount Pearl engineering and software company developing high-fidelity marine simulation, virtual ROV pilot training, mission-planning, rehearsal and digital-twin tools for subsea, defence and industrial operations.
Technology reviewed for this mission
GRi Simulations's ROV, underwater-sensing, inspection or mission-support capability could improve rapid collection and interpretation of public-source subsea observations.
Company
Chester, Nova Scotia
Hawboldt Industries is a Nova Scotia designer and manufacturer of marine launch-and-recovery systems, winches, cranes and deck equipment for defence, ocean-science, offshore and polar operations.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Hawboldt Industries's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
Send autonomous systems farther into difficult underwater environments. International Submarine Engineering designs configurable AUVs and ROVs in British Columbia for scientific, commercial, and military missions.
Technology reviewed for this mission
A long-range AUV can extend underwater survey and collection reach, particularly where crewed access or continuous supervision is impractical.
Company
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Turn underwater sound into information teams can detect, locate, model, and act on. JASCO Applied Sciences combines acoustic instruments, real-time software, arrays, and defence-focused analysis in Canada.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Combined acoustic sensors and detection software can support persistent passive collection, localization, and analysis for underwater awareness.
Company
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
See the seabed and underwater objects in high resolution from a towable survey system. Kraken Robotics develops synthetic-aperture sonar, subsea imaging, power, and robotic technology from Canada.
Technology reviewed for this mission
High-resolution towed synthetic aperture sonar can support undersea survey and seabed characterization where persistent underwater awareness is required.
Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Marecomms is a Halifax ocean-communications company developing software-defined underwater acoustic modems and networking technology for video, data and coordinated autonomous underwater systems.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Adaptive encrypted acoustic links could relay sensor data and coordinate underwater platforms for surveillance missions; the mapping is derived and no CAF deployment is asserted.
Company
Markham, Ontario
Marine Magnetics is an Ontario designer and manufacturer of marine magnetometers and gradiometers for high-accuracy detection and mapping of ferrous targets and geophysical features in maritime environments.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Marine Magnetics's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Marine Thinking is a Halifax marine-autonomy company developing portable and larger uncrewed surface vessels, vessel-autonomy kits, edge computing and communications for hydrographic, environmental and defence-relevant missions.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Marine Thinking's documented capability could supply a distinct sensing, processing, integration, deployment or sustainment layer for a containerized anti-submarine-warfare system; this is an analyst-derived fit, not evidence of a specific procurement role.
Company
Panmure Island, Prince Edward Island
MarineNav is an independently owned Prince Edward Island manufacturer of portable Oceanus remotely operated vehicles, marine-grade computers, displays, vessel monitoring systems and fleet-management software.
Technology reviewed for this mission
MarineNav's ROV, underwater-sensing, inspection or mission-support capability could improve rapid collection and interpretation of public-source subsea observations.
Company
Glen Margaret, Nova Scotia
Build the acoustic front end for naval detection and tracking in Canada. Nautel Sonar develops hull-mounted and variable-depth wet-end sonar products, subsystems, and complete systems in Nova Scotia.
Technology reviewed for this mission
Naval sonar systems and wet-end subsystems directly support underwater detection, localization, and tracking functions within an ISR architecture.
