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March 20, 2024

Kraken Robotics Reels In $2.4M Sonar and Subsea Power Contracts

Illustration (Credit: Kraken Robotics)

Illustration (Credit: Kraken Robotics)

Canadian company Kraken Robotics has secured contracts totaling $2.4 million for subsea batteries and synthetic aperture sonar systems (SAS).

The SAS sensor contracts are for a Research Institute and a Hydrographic Office of an unnamed Navy.

No details can be provided on the subsea power customer due to confidentiality, Kraken Robotics informed.

Deliveries of the systems will take place in 2024.

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