A Force Multiplier for Maritime Surveillance
Outpost® delivers continuous, rapidly scalable maritime domain awareness. By harvesting wave, solar, and wind energy, Outpost is designed to operate independently for 90+ days in even the harshest ocean environments. Advanced signal processing enables automatic detection, classification and near real-time reporting of maritime targets of interest. ThayerMahan's Outpost, which has been called "The Future of Our Navy", takes on routine surveillance at a fraction of the cost – enhancing the effectiveness of traditional subsurface, surface and aviation forces.
Persistent autonomous detection and classification
Outpost employs Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW)-capable, large-aperture passive towed sonar arrays below the acoustic layer from Small Unmanned Surface Vessels. With advanced acoustic processing and real-time data transmission, it provides:
- Continuous, Low-Cost Surveillance: Long-dwell, energy-harvesting operations at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods.
- Real-Time Intelligence: Secure data transmission ensures near-instantaneous situational awareness.
- Scalability and Flexibility: Deployable, distributable, and scalable, with mission-tailored payloads and flexible delivery options.
Potential Applications
- Defense: Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW).*
- Coastal, Port, and Waterway Security: Securing the border, illegal fishing detection, critical infrastructure security, countering transnational crime and illicit maritime trafficking, countering terrorism.
- Commercial Security: Marine mammal monitoring, offshore infrastructure monitoring (cables, pipelines, oil and gas platforms, wind farms, etc.).
* Outpost's meets the U.S. Navy's top level requirements for Deep Water Passive Surveillance.
