Teledyne Marine recently conducted an Anti-Submarine Warfare demonstration in Icelandic waters using a suite of autonomous underwater vehicles to showcase advanced detection and communication capabilities.
The trials, which took place from January 17 through January 22, were observed by several NATO members and operated from the Teledyne Gavia facility in Kópavogur. With assistance from the Icelandic Coast Guard and the vessel ICGV Þór, the team deployed equipment into the strategic Greenland–Iceland gap. The mission utilized a Slocum Sentinel Glider equipped with a 60-meter-long passive acoustic towed array, a Slocum G3 Glider with integrated acoustic communications, and two Advanced Profiling Explorer (APEX) floats designed for ambient noise monitoring.
George Bobb, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teledyne, said, “We are pleased to be demonstrating this technology which helps address a critical issue for global security. We are excited to show what is possible with proven, mature, commercial technology currently in use by NATO militaries.”
The Sentinel Glider is designed to traverse the water column to depths of 1,000 meters. By towing a thin-line hydrophone array, the silent vehicle identifies surface and subsurface noise, providing a persistent surveillance presence. Beyond detection, the demonstration also proved the system’s ability to exfiltrate data from a sea-bottom node. This simulated mission data was recovered in real-time and transmitted via satellite to Mission Operations Control Centers in both Iceland and the United Kingdom.
Dan Shropshire, Vice President of Business Development for Teledyne Marine Vehicles and project lead, added, “This result showcases our ability to meet a large percentage of existing requirements for conducting ASW with autonomous systems in the North Atlantic. The combination of our platforms with advanced sensor technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning, allows us to bring a force multiplier to militaries world-wide, but at a fraction of the operational expense.”
The exercise also highlighted international logistics and remote command capabilities. Teledyne collaborated with the National Oceanographic Centre (NOC) in the United Kingdom to establish a Remote Operations Center. The gliders were piloted in tandem from both Iceland and the NOC, where Teledyne maintains a European service and repair hub.
Brian Maguire, Teledyne Marine Chief Operating Officer, added, “Teledyne already has a large footprint in the UK with 18 principal facilities and approximately 2,600 employees. We are investing even more significantly to bring autonomous technology to the Ministry of Defense and the Royal Navy.”
