Naval Navigation

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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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.

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.

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.

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.