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tested to safety standards and have been environmentally tested to military stan- dards. Between 2021 to 2022, Advanced

Navigation launched the Boreas D90 and

D70 (D Series), both strategic-grade iner- tial navigation systems (INS) offering ac- curate and reliable navigation. The new A series was a natural step from the D series to expand product offerings, meet chang- ing customer demands and capitalize ad- dressable markets.

What are your maritime/subsea cus- tomers asking of you today that will further drive Advanced Navigations’ product and service development for tomorrow?

The maritime and subsea markets are heavily trending towards using inertial navigation systems (INS) for marine navigation purposes. The primary reason is the INS’ ability to provide updates at a higher rate than a GNSS. By using accel- erometers and gyroscopes as the motion and rotation sensors to calculate the loca- tion, orientation and velocity of a moving object, INS can output data much faster and provide orientation data, roll pitch and heading.

Further, an INS can operate in GNSS- denied environments, such as out in the ocean, and any area with tall obstacles, ravines, canyons and valleys.

Also, driven by the commercial need to reduce vessel size, crew numbers, and minimize offshore time and carbon emis- sions, maritime companies are looking at alternative solutions to carry out marine- based assignments such as surveying and offshore inspection. The answer to this would be autonomous surface vessels with built-in arti? cial intelligence (AI) capabilities. Advanced Navigation has always been at the forefront of this. We integrate AI across our portfolio of navi- gation systems to deliver unparalleled capabilities and performance. This allows vessels and vehicles to make informed,

AI-based decisions with high accuracy, ultimately helping companies to improve operational ef? ciency and safety, down- size crew and equipment and reduce time-to-mission.

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