Sentinel, developed by Covelya Group technology partner Wavefront Systems, detects, tracks, and classifies divers and uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) approaching a protected asset from any direction and alerts security personnel to the threat.
It can be deployed on demand by expeditionary teams or installed permanently as part of a network of multiple sonar heads to provide underwater situational awareness.
Able to identify divers at ranges of up to 1,000 m and UUVs at 1,500 m, Sentinel takes reliable, long-range underwater intruder detection to a new level and is used in defense, Critical National Infrastructure, vessel, and VIP protection duties around the world.
Ioseba Tena, Forcys MD, commented, “With tense security levels across much of the globe, increasing numbers of navies and defense organizations are relying on Sentinel to protect their assets. It’s no surprise that this year has seen our largest volume of Sentinel sales to date, and I am particularly proud that the Forcys teams across Australia, the UK, and the US have played a significant part in achieving this. We are thrilled to continue to lead the way in protecting the world’s underwater spaces and grateful for our customer’s ongoing trust in our products and services.”
Sentinel protects assets ranging from naval ports and vessels to other potential sabotage targets. For example, Wavefront supplied Sentinel to protect the River Seine during the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony, demonstrating the level of confidence customers place in the system on the world stage.
