'Detect an oil tanker at 66 miles': Navies queue up for billion-dollar European miltech company which humbles…
- Optics11 is discussing underwater surveillance systems with dozens of navies
- Its sensors reportedly detect oil tankers from approximately 100 kilometers away
- The company has already secured between five and ten naval customers
Dutch defense technology company Optics11 is attracting interest from dozens of navies with fiber-optic sensors designed to detect underwater activity across long distances.
According to its CEO, Paul Heiden, the company already serves between five and ten naval customers, while approximately 35 paid evaluations are planned for 2026.
The technology uses light traveling through optical fibers to identify acoustic disturbances, offering an alternative to conventional underwater detection systems used by naval forces.
Optics11 attracts naval customers with fiber-optic underwater detection technology
Optics11's equipment monitors underwater acoustic activity by measuring tiny changes in light traveling through specialized optical fibers installed along the seabed or deployed behind vessels.
The company sells two principal systems, including OptiBarrier for fixed underwater surveillance...
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