Anduril announces new AI-powered underwater sensor network

U.S. defense technology company Anduril announced the production of Seabed Sentry, an AI-powered underwater sensor array that provides accurate, real-time information about the seafloor.

In a release Thursday, Anduril said it would invest in several production facilities to meet demand for Seabed Sentry. 

“Anduril is building the future of maritime dominance with autonomous systems that are smart, scalable and affordable. As strategic competition intensifies, control of the seafloor — and everything above it — requires a new set of undersea systems. Seabed Sentry is built to meet this challenge,” Anduril wrote in the release. 

According to the company, Seabed Sentry devices are deployed autonomously on the seafloor to form a defense grid that can bolster protection of key maritime regions and infrastructure. 

Seabed Sentry’s open architecture design allows for a variety of mission designations, including seabed survey, marine pattern of life building, port security, critical infrastructure protection, anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface warfare.

Anduril noted that Seabed Sentry fills in connectivity gaps left by older, undersea sensor technology. The tech has a multiyear lifespan and a depth rating of almost 550 yards. 

Anduril has been working on versions of the Seabed Sentry model for months, building on prior developments that used the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence software Lattice. 

The Sea Spear sonar system, developed by Ultra Maritime, will support the new sensors. This system gives the sensor nodes an extendable sonar array that can reach 11 yards. Service members can retrieve the nodes after the array is retracted.