Dutch Ministry of Defence selects OPTICS11 to develop and deliver new “anti-submarine warfare in a box” capability.

Amsterdam, Netherlands: OPTICS11, the world leader in passive fibre optic acoustic subsea sensing, today announces a major expansion of its OptiArray product line. The Dutch Ministry of Defence has contracted […]
OptiBarrier Opens Its First Offshore Test Center in Rostock, Germany

A new milestone for persistent Underwater Security at the Fraunhofer Digital Ocean Lab OptiBarrier has reached an important new milestone in Underwater Security with the deployment of its first Offshore […]
Why Europe’s Seabed Needs a Persistent Sensing Layer and Why It Doesn’t Have One Yet

The underwater cables, pipelines, and offshore energy connections that power modern Europe are essentially unmonitored. The regulations say that must change. The technology is finally ready. In September 2022, the […]
The EU’s New Submarine Cable Security Toolbox and €347M Investment: What It Means for Underwater Security

Submarine data cables carry 99% of intercontinental internet traffic. When one gets damaged, it is not just a telecom problem. It is a system-level risk for business continuity, public services, […]
North Sea Nations Unite on Underwater Security.Why Persistent Detection Is Now Mission-Critical

How the Hamburg Summit and NATO’s expanded presence reshape the case for seabed monitoring The Hamburg North Sea Summit on 26 January 2026 marked a turning point for Europe’s offshore […]
OptiBarrier and 2026 Underwater Security compliance: what NIS2, CER and the Digital Networks Act mean for seabed monitoring

2026 compliance guide for critical underwater infrastructure 2026 is the year where Underwater Security stops being a side project and becomes a board level, audit ready resilience capability. With NIS2 and CER already in […]
OptiBarrier is truly passive and adds zero underwater noise

Underwater security and environmental stewardship should not be in conflict. OptiBarrier delivers persistent, real time, wide area protection of critical underwater infrastructure with a sensing approach that is completely passive. […]
The Unseen Drone Wall: Why Europe Needs an Underwater Layer and How OptiBarrier Delivers It

For months, headlines have focused on building “drone walls” in the air: radar meshes, patrols, and no‑fly envelopes designed to stop low‑cost UAVs coming from the east. That is necessary, […]
Saab and OptiBarrier: Over-the-Horizon Protection for Critical Underwater Infrastructure.

The protection of critical underwater infrastructure has become a strategic priority. Pipelines, interconnectors, offshore wind farms, and subsea cables carry the lifeblood of modern economies, yet they remain vulnerable to […]
When a single cut divides continents

What the latest cable incident tells us, and how to fix it for good. The problem isn’t new. The response must be. Undersea infrastructure, telecom cables, power interconnectors, and pipelines, […]