Solstice blends the high performance of Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) with the reliability and robustness of conventional Side-Scan Sonar (SSS) to ensure reliable high-resolution imagery. Consuming less than 20 W of power and delivering a wide 200 m swath with high-speed data acquisition at up to 6 knots and co-registered bathymetry, Solstice is an ideal choice for low logistic AUVs where power draw is a critical factor in ensuring mission endurance.

Common applications for Solstice include Mine Counter Measure (MCM) operations, route survey, habitat monitoring, archaeological survey and fluid and gaseous leak detection. Onboard processing enables the implementation of near real time detection algorithms such as automatic leak detection and detection of mine-like objects.

Speaking about the release, Paul Badger, Managing Director at Wavefront Systems, said, “This is an exciting development allowing even more customers to experience the benefits of Multi-Aperture Sonar. When combined with options for delivery as a pre-configured AUV Payload Module, we see Solstice as the natural choice for the latest generation of small, agile AUV platforms in both the defense and commercial sectors.”