Defense-Unicorn Helsing develops underwater drone-Business Insider

According to Helsing, the drones can patrol for up to three months in a row in search of underwater threats. The built-in AI recognize noises from ships and submarines.

The armaments company Helsing, which specializes in AI technologies, has developed an underwater drone for the protection of ships and critical infrastructure. The autonomous glider SG-1 Fathom could be produced in masses and was able to form large-scale surveillance constellations from sensors, the company said. The drones could patrol for up to three months in a row in search of underwater threats.

The company also presented the LURA software platform connected to the drone system for permanent underwater monitoring. On the basis of a large acoustic neuronal network, Lura is able to “classify and locate and locate the noises generated by ships and submarines-” and to locate and locate so far, “promises Helsing.

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Use in the underwater struggle

“The Lura model can recognize acoustic signatures 10 times quieter than other AI models, even differentiate between certain ships of the same class, and up to 40 times faster than human operators,” said the company.

The company based in Munich is already building the Kamikaze drone HX-2, which is used by Ukraine. Lura and SG-1 Fathom describes Helsing as a “new approach for the underwater struggle”. This has never been so complex and threatening. Conventional skills were not enough to cope with the extent of the challenge.

For some time now, Western states have been looking for paths to protect pipes and data cables on the seabed from sabotage, attacks and test attempts.

Helsing was founded in 2021 and developed AI for various military equipment-for tanks, submarines, jets. This AI can quickly evaluate huge amounts of data generated by sensors and weapon systems. In 2024, Helsing Insiden reached an assessment of five billion euros.

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