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iXblue is the European leader in naval navigation systems and equips over 40 navies worldwide. iXblue has developed a wide range of systems designed to address the full spectrum of naval applications, from small coastal vessels to aircraft carriers and SSBNs. All of iXblue’s Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are based on the FOG technology, which the company pioneered, and are ITAR free.

The European Leader in Naval Navigation

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Inertial Navigation Solutions

iXblue is the European leader in naval navigation systems and equips over 40 navies worldwide. Our wide range of sensors and systems are designed to address the requirements of the full spectrum of naval platforms, from smaller coastal and support vessels to aircraft carriers, including main surface combatants and submarines. All of our INS are maintenance and ITAR-free.

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Mine and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar (MOAS)

The SeapiX-FLS Series is the next generation mine and obstacle avoidance sonar. Derived from the sea proven technology of the 3D Multi-Beam Echo Sounder SeapiX, the SeapiX- FLS Series revolutionizes the market and increases performances.

The FLS solution has been developed upon request of the French Armament Secretary for multipurpose applications such as mine and obstacle avoidance, real-time mapping and navigation, and Rapid Environment Assessment (REA).

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Inertial Navigation Solutions

iXblue is the European leader in naval navigation systems and equips over 40 navies worldwide. Our wide range of sensors and systems are designed to address the requirements of the full spectrum of naval platforms, from smaller coastal and support vessels to aircraft carriers, including main surface combatants and submarines. All of our INS are maintenance and ITAR-free.

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Uncrewed Surface Vehicles

With over 15,000 hours in operations around the world over the past three years, iXblue’s DriX USV, along with its efficient launch and recovery system, is a seasoned asset in the environment of supervised autonomy. Able to conduct both remote-controlled and supervised autonomous operations (within visual range or Over The Horizon), DriX offers outstanding seakeeping and speed capabilities. It is a versatile and efficient USV that can host a wide range of payloads and that offers optimum conditions for high quality data acquisition in both shallow and deep waters.

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Mine and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar (MOAS)

The SeapiX-FLS Series is the next generation mine and obstacle avoidance sonar. Derived from the sea proven technology of the 3D Multi-Beam Echo Sounder SeapiX, the SeapiX- FLS Series revolutionizes the market and increases performances.

The FLS solution has been developed upon request of the French Armament Secretary for multipurpose applications such as mine and obstacle avoidance, real-time mapping and navigation, and Rapid Environment Assessment (REA).

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Inertial Navigation for Navies

Based on Fiber-Optical Gyroscope technology mastered by iXblue over more than 30 years, iXblue offers a complete range of high-grade, Attitude and Heading Reference Systems (AHRS) and Inertial Navigation Systems (INS).

All iXblue’s Inertial Navigation Systems (INS) are based on the FOG technology, which the company pioneered, manufactured in Europe and ITAR free.

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Forward Looking Sonars

Through its SeapiX-FLS Series, iXblue provides a next-generation mine and obstacle avoidance sonar solution. iXblue’s range of forward looking sonars offers real-time 3D detection and geo-referencing with an embedded Inertial Measurement Unit for optimized stabilization. Thanks to its high-performance and detailed scanning abilities, Seapix-FLS can ensure safe, real-time navigation to vessels it equips.

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Data Distribution Units

Netans is iXblue’s range of cybersecure Naval Data Distribution Systems (NDDS). Once all the navigation data has been collected by the sensors, it is acquired, analyzed, correlated, and distributed to all onboard systems by Netans. It is directly interfaced to the vessel’s combat management and platform management systems. iXblue’s system actively protects the ship’s navigation system against cyber-attacks by detecting and alerting any sensor data or  network stream anomalies, as well as implementing the latest cyber-security standards.

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Underwater Acoustic Positioning Solutions

With units operating worldwide, the Gaps Series of high-accuracy Ultra Short Baseline (USBL) acoustic positioning and communication systems has become a reference for many users across the world. Offering unrivaled horizontal tracking capabilities and high-performance from extremely shallow water depths to 4,000 meters, the Gaps Series can deliver dramatic efficiency gains in a wide variety of applications such as diver-tracking, ROV and AUV missions, for tow fish tracking or for the most critical dynamic positioning operations.

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Uncrewed Surface Vehicles

With over 15,000 hours in operations around the world over the past three years, iXblue’s DriX USV, along with its efficient launch and recovery system, is a seasoned asset in the environment of supervised autonomy.

Able to conduct both remote-controlled and supervised autonomous operations (within visual range or Over The Horizon), DriX offers outstanding seakeeping and speed capabilities. It is a versatile and efficient USV that can host a wide range of payloads and that offers optimum conditions for high quality data acquisition in both shallow and deep waters.

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WECDIS Solution for
Navies and Coastguards

Gecdis-W is a Warship Electronic Chart Display and Information System (W-ECDIS), which is fully compliant with the latest IEC-IMO and IHO standards and regulations. It is the most intuitive interface available on the market.
Thanks to a 100% proprietary chart engine, Gecdis-W provides key benefits to military navigators:

  • A highly configurable man-machine interface where most frequently used functions can be reached in one click
  • Smooth data management to import and export data, according to regulations, and a rich database functionality.

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Unrivaled Performance

iXblue’s solutions are driven by the will to always achieve the highest standard in their respective ranges. Our clients’ missions require ever-increasing levels of performance, to face today’s challenges as well as those of the future. iXblue’s systems provide the edge needed to ensure the safety of navigation across the fleet of any navy. All of our INS are fitted with our renowned FOG technology, allowing for virtually unlimited performance scalability whilst requiring no preventive maintenance through life. Our DDUs are fully cyber-secured and integrate seamlessly within a vessel combat management system. Our forward looking sonars scan the entirety of a water column using multiple swaths, coupled to an innovative, fully autonomous detection process to efficiently avoid potential obstacles and underwater threats. Our Gaps USBLs offer unmatched horizontal tracking, with 3D georeferencing. The list goes on.

iXblue teams won’t settle for anything less than excellence because our clients certainly won’t.

Uncompromising Reliability

Performance is nothing if it isn’t delivered consistently. A vessel can’t afford to lose its navigation sensors when operating. We understand the critical nature of our systems and put a strong emphasis on their reliability. Whether it is from external threats (cyberattacks, spoofing, or jamming), or from failures (the FOG technology is solid-state, meaning no moving parts, and a high mean time between failures). Our military-grade systems are all designed to resist the harshest of environments.

Should anything happen, our technical support is available 24/7 worldwide and can provide swift, direct assistance.

Low Cost of Ownership and Maintenance-Free

The reliability of our solutions induces obvious cost-reductions. This goes even further as most of our systems require no periodical maintenance (FOG based INS, AHRS, and IMUs for instance). Last but not least, they share strong commonalities with regards to hardware, software and interface, resulting in significant savings in terms of integration, installation, configuration, logistics and maintenance costs.

Sea-Proven Solutions Onboard 40+ navies

Over 650 naval platforms from 40+ navies are sailing with iXblue systems onboard. We are closely listening to our customers’ feedback and continuously build upon this ever-growing experience.

Besides, the FOG technology which equips most of our products has been used and constantly improved for over four decades.

In 2016, iXblue won a contract to deliver Marins for retrofit of 35 UK Royal Navy vessels.

Robert Kramer Vice-President of Lockheed Martin UK
“We conducted a detailed assessment of all available possible partners along with their proposed technologies. By precisely understanding the Royal Navy expectations and assessing their views on the industry leading suppliers, it clearly appeared that iXblue’s solutions best fitted the needs in terms of performance, capability and cost.“