We look forward to seeing you at the Journée Mer et Défense in Toulon, France.

This year’s theme is “Autonomous systems: detect, identify, react”.

Swarms of micro-Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are the future for gathering intelligence and defending strategic sites.

As a pioneering developer of swarm systems geared toward defense, energy, and the environment, ARKEOCEAN proudly unveils LELANTOS, a loitering Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) system ready to forge the future of underwater surveillance and intelligence missions.

The world and its waters are growing more turbulent, and we must adapt our marine technology to navigate impending safety challenges effectively. With the goal to monitor strategic underwater areas, ARKEOCEAN set out to create the first-of-its-kind micro-AUV system to patrol in up to 300 meters depth in discreet swarms.

The field-tested LELANTOS system represents formidable potential for reconnaissance and intelligence gathering operations. Its proof of concept was recently carried out in collaboration with the French Navy during sea trials this December in Toulon, France.

Watch our innovative micro underwater drones go with the flow and stealthily roam the ocean, record the ambient underwater acoustic field, extract acoustic signatures of interest, and transmit them to a remote command center, before effortlessly returning to their home vessel.

• Mission Planning is done using the command center before the swarm is released. Coordinates of designated areas adjacent to each other are assigned to each AUV so that the swarm can cover a vast perimeter. Other mission parameters such as depth, acoustic and radio communications are also defined at this time.
• Mission Execution lies at the heart of ARKEOCEAN’s state-of-the-art LELANTOS intelligence system. Neutrally buoyant, they drift in the current without propulsion and briefly resurface when needed to check their position. They operate in a quiet environment allowing high quality recording of the ambient acoustic field. The thrusters help to reposition the AUVs when they drift outside of their designated patrolling area because of the current. When the drones detect specific acoustic signatures on their underwater reconnaissance mission, they surface briefly to beam the alert and position to the remote command center.
• Lasting endurance sets the system apart as a swarm of our AUVs can stealthily stake out marine frontiers for days without declining battery panic.
• Unrivaled Precision Homing ensures that the whole micro-AUV swarm effortlessly and autonomously returns to its vessel at the end of its mission to an easy-to-operate-recovery basket.

Our award-winning acoustic AUV swarm technology is a game-changer due to its accessibility and scalability. By pooling small, agile and affordable underwater drone capabilities, it is possible to generate a vast acoustic listening area, capturing mission-critical intelligence with the advantage of stealth and operational agility.

The LELANTOS system is now available as a turnkey solution that offers the most cutting-edge command, launch, listening, transmission, and recovery capabilities optimized for covert watch and loitering across remote waters worldwide.

For enquiries contact: contact@arkeocean.com

Connect with us at NAVEXPO, to set up a meeting: contact@arkeocean.com

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Swarms of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) are the future of exploration.

Be one of the first to preview our upcoming new product – KLEOS, an underwater gps for all your mobile needs. Always know where it is.

With the signal processing hardware included, SEAKER is an agile and affordable acoustic Ultra-Short BaseLine (USBL) system. It fits on any underwater mobile, from divers to Remote Operated Vehicles (ROVs) and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs).

When we spoke to our company co-founder, Tamara, software and computer engineer with a degree in archeology about getting her thoughts on women in leadership and sharing them in time for International Women’s Day, she very rightly reminded us that “…every day, is a day for equal opportunity, for everyone and a day to inspire inclusion and equality.”

Indeed, we cannot agree with this enough and we wanted to know more about Tamara’s experience as an entrepreneur and leader of a high-technology Small-Medium Enterprise (SME).

What does inspiring inclusion mean to you?

To me, it means fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, empowered and included. Our role, in our company is to create that environment and for me, it means being surrounded by a team which is as diverse as possible, with different backgrounds, ages, genders, upbringings, experiences – you name it. This is the only way we can truly spark creativity and genuine innovation. I have been the only woman in many rooms and I realized that my experience and background brought a completely different vision to the table and I value this every day at Arkeocean. Our role as leaders also means nurturing an environment where everyone can speak up to share their ideas freely so that together we can create and build disruptive solutions for the world of tomorrow.

Who inspired you to become an entrepreneur and to become an engineer?

My father is an engineer and my parents are entrepreneurs, so they definitely inspired and encouraged me. Growing up, I was always interested in inventing, creating and building things. In my time, we didn’t have many examples in the media to inspire young women to go into the sciences, one which stuck with me was Gadget from “Chip and Dale: Rescue Rangers”, a female mouse inventor who solved problems in the show – I wanted to be like her. I am very happy to see that today, my daughters and my son can see more diversity on television. Later in life, I was inspired to continue on my entrepreneurial journey by women like Jane Goodall, primatologist and anthropologist who accomplished so many extraordinary feats. Attending one of her lectures and meeting her was a highlight in my journey that I will always remember.

What is your message for the future generations of entrepreneurs?

Do not be afraid to not fit in a mold, to go out on your own, to believe in yourself and your ideas and to learn from others who have different opinions than yours. Explore, invent, create new things, fail and fail again, and learn from that experience.  Above all, your differences are what makes you special. Nurture them and do not let other people define who you are – speak up and share your vision with the world.

If you want to learn more about out International Women’s Day #IWD2024 and #InspireInclusion, check our this website.

Maybe Tamara has inspired you to want to join our diverse team at Arkeocean? Follow us on Linkedin or contact us on contact@arkeocean.com