BlueSentinel – Space-enhanced monitoring system for maritime navigation and infrastructure protection

The global markets for maritime security, GNSS integrity, and the detection of uncooperative ‘dark ships’ are developing rapidly. This is due to geopolitical tensions, the expansion of offshore infrastructure, and the growing demand for robust monitoring capabilities.

BlueSentinel is an innovative, space-enabled maritime surveillance system designed to detect and track vessels, even in the most remote and infrastructure-poor regions. It builds on proven land-based tracking technology by integrating satellite timing and communication.

The system passively detects radar signals, AIS/VDES transmissions, and GNSS anomalies, and can also identify spoofing, jamming, and dark vessel activity. Its compact sensors can be deployed on drones, autonomous buoys or coastal installations, operating independently of local networks. This makes BlueSentinel ideal for enhancing maritime safety, protecting critical offshore infrastructure, and supporting environmental enforcement in inland waters, the Arctic, and beyond.

Benefits:

• Real-time anomaly detection with the ability to alert, escalate or trigger satellite-based follow-up actions.
• Operational resilience for maritime sector through GNSS-independent tracking (infrastructure-based sensors) and low timing requirements (achievable with RTC modules).
• Extending coverage to the most challenging environments (e.g. offshore zones, Arctic regions, remote coastlines).
• Seamless integration with existing systems (VTS, Coastal Surveillance, Defence Platforms).