Ships. Subs. Ports. Dark vessels. EEZ monitoring. 12 systems. 5 live data feeds. Full maritime C2 coverage.
⚓ Maritime at a glance: 12 integrated systems · 5 live data feeds (AIS, Sentinel-1 SAR, EA Flood, Global Fishing Watch, MarineTraffic) · 3 autonomous vehicle platforms (AUV, ROV, USV) · Dark vessel detection pipeline (AIS gap → SAR → confidence >85% → BFT vote → alert) · UK EEZ = 773,676 km² covered · Apache 2.0 open source.
| # | System | Capability | Type | Integration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOOS-IvP | Autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) control + behaviour coordination | Open source (MIT) | DEFONEOS MCP wrapper |
| 2 | BlueOS + ArduSub | ROV/AUV autopilot, camera + sensor payload management | Open source (GPLv3) | DEFONEOS MCP wrapper |
| 3 | AISstream MCP | Live vessel tracking via AIS (Automatic Identification System) | Live data feed | MCP server (built) |
| 4 | Global Fishing Watch | Illegal fishing detection, vessel behaviour analysis | Open data API | MCP wrapper |
| 5 | MarineTraffic | Vessel positions worldwide, port arrivals/departures | Commercial API | MCP wrapper |
| 6 | VRX Simulator | Maritime robot simulation (wave dynamics, wind, current) | Open source | Training pipeline |
| 7 | EA Flood MCP | Flood monitoring for ports, coastal infrastructure | Live data (Environment Agency) | MCP server (built) |
| 8 | Sentinel-1 (Copernicus) | Satellite SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) for dark vessel detection | Open data (ESA) | sentinel-hub MCP (built) |
| 9 | NOAA Tides MCP | Tide predictions, sea level, storm surge | Open data | MCP server (built) |
| 10 | Met Office Marine | Marine weather forecasts, wave height, visibility | API | MCP wrapper |
| 11 | OpenStreetMap Maritime | Nav charts, shipping lanes, port boundaries | Open data | os-opendata MCP (built) |
| 12 | Cesium 3D Globe | 3D common operating picture — all vessels rendered in real-time | Open source | FreeTAKServer → Cesium bridge |
The flagship maritime capability: detecting vessels that have switched off their AIS transponders (dark vessels) — used for sanctions evasion, illegal fishing, smuggling, and espionage.
| Step | Action | System | Latency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. AIS Gap | AISstream MCP detects vessel transponder went silent in tracked area | AISstream MCP | Real-time (< 30s) |
| 2. SAR Task | Automatic Sentinel-1 SAR satellite tasking request for the gap area | sentinel-hub MCP | 1-6 hours (satellite pass) |
| 3. Detection | SOV3 Mamba-2 processes SAR image — detects vessel without AIS signal | SOV3 AI engine | 2-5 minutes |
| 4. Confidence | Multi-sensor fusion: SAR + optical + historical pattern → confidence score | SOV3 fusion pipeline | < 1 minute |
| 5. BFT Vote | If confidence > 85%, BFT council votes (33 agents, 23/33 quorum) | BFT council engine | < 2 seconds |
| 6. Alert | Alert dispatched to Maritime Operations Centre (HMNB Clyde / Portsmouth) | FreeTAKServer CoT | < 5 seconds |
| 7. SIGIL | Entire chain (detection → vote → alert) recorded as Ed25519 SIGIL receipt | SIGIL ledger | Real-time |
Full chain latency: 2-8 hours (dominated by satellite revisit time). With the planned RAPIDS constellation integration, this drops to < 30 minutes.
| Region | Area (km²) | Key Threats | Primary Sensors |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Sea | 187,000 | Russian submarine incursion, illegal fishing, oil platform security | Sentinel-1, AIS, RAF P-8 Poseidon |
| English Channel | 58,000 | People smuggling, sanctions evasion, collision risk | AIS, coastal radar, RNLI cameras |
| Irish Sea | 103,000 | Drug smuggling, illegal fishing | Sentinel-1, AIS, fisheries patrol |
| Celtic Sea | 132,000 | Illegal fishing, undersea cable security | Sentinel-1, AIS, cable monitoring |
| Scottish Waters | 213,000 | Submarine activity, oil/gas infrastructure, renewable energy sites | Sentinel-1, SOSUS array, MOD assets |
| Overseas Territories | 6,805,000 | IUU fishing (Falklands), smuggling (Caribbean), sovereignty (Gibraltar) | Sentinel-1, AIS, patrol vessels |
| Total UK EEZ | 773,676 + OT | All-domain maritime awareness | DEFONEOS sensor mesh |
DEFONEOS integrates 3 autonomous vehicle platforms for subsurface operations:
| Capability | Detail |
|---|---|
| Multi-vehicle coordination | Behaviour-based autonomy — up to 50+ vehicles in cooperative swarm |
| Mission planning | Waypoint following, area search, trail tracking, barrier patrol |
| Sensor payloads | Sonar (side-scan, synthetic aperture), camera, CTD, magnetometer |
| Communication | Acoustic modems (10-50 kbps underwater), satellite at surface |
| DEFONEOS integration | MCP wrapper exposes MOOS-IvP missions to BFT council for approval |
| Capability | Detail |
|---|---|
| Depth rating | Standard: 100m. Deep: 300m. Custom: 6000m (with pressure housing) |
| Autonomy mode | Manual pilot, stabilise, depth hold, guided, auto-mission |
| Camera payloads | 4K video, low-light, sonar, structured light |
| DEFONEOS integration | Live video feed → SOV3 object detection → Cesium overlay |
Full physics-based maritime robot simulation. Wave dynamics (Pierson-Moskowitz spectrum), wind forcing, 6-DOF vehicle dynamics. DEFONEOS uses VRX for:
| UK Port | Role | DEFONEOS Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| Felixstowe | UK's largest container port (4M TEU/year) | AIS + CCTV + RTSP MCP + perimeter sensors |
| Southampton | Vehicle/cruise/container (1.5M TEU) | AIS + tide + flood monitoring |
| Plymouth | Naval base + commercial | AIS + MOD perimeter + sub-surface |
| Clyde (Faslane) | Nuclear submarine base | Full DEFONEOS security stack |
| Portsmouth | Royal Navy HQ + commercial | AIS + naval perimeter + air defence |
| Dover | Channel crossing (10M+ passengers) | AIS + coastal radar + border |
All maritime data renders on the Cesium 3D globe — the common operating picture (COP):
🔗 MCP Servers for Maritime: aisstream-maritime-mcp · sentinel-hub-mcp · ea-flood-mcp · noaa-tides-mcp · os-opendata-mcp · mqtt-bridge-mcp (IoT buoys) · rtsp-camera-mcp (port CCTV). All built, tested, deployed.
⚠️ RED LINES: No kinetic targeting of detected vessels (detection only — alert human authority). No individual vessel tracking without legal basis (Data Protection Act 2018, Maritime Security Act). All dark vessel detections require BFT council vote + SIGIL receipt. No autonomous interdiction.
| Capability | DEFONEOS | MarineTraffic | Global Fishing Watch |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIS tracking | ✅ Real-time | ✅ Real-time | ✅ Real-time |
| Dark vessel detection | ✅ SAR + AI fusion | ❌ AIS only | ⚠️ Partial (fishing focus) |
| Autonomous vehicles | ✅ AUV + ROV + USV | ❌ | ❌ |
| Sovereign deployment | ✅ Air-gapped, JSP 440 | ❌ Cloud only | ❌ Cloud only |
| BFT governance | ✅ 33-agent council | ❌ | ❌ |
| Audit trail | ✅ 49K+ SIGIL receipts | ❌ | ⚠️ Basic logs |
| Cost | Free (Apache 2.0) | ££££/year | Free (limited) |
| C2 integration | ✅ FreeTAKServer | ❌ | ❌ |