About us
Wavefront Systems
Wavefront was founded in 2004 with a mission to apply engineering excellence to the problems of underwater detection, imaging and navigation. Wavefront works with its customers to make the underwater world visible – protecting Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), preventing maritime collisions, monitoring the integrity of undersea assets and exploring our under-water world with stunning high-resolution imagery.
Industry-leading Sonar Systems
Wavefront is proud to have designed and developed some of the world’s most capable commercially available sonar systems:
- Sentinel IDS is the world’s most deployed Intruder Detection Sonar capable of detecting, tracking and classifying underwater targets including new drone threats;
- Vigilant FLS is a Forward Looking Sonar with unique patented technology capable of depth finding at ranges ahead of your vessel in excess of 20 times the prevailing water depth;
- Solstice MAS is a unique Multi-Aperture Sonar designed to provide world-class imagery by blending the high performance of Synthetic Aperture Sonar with the reliability and robustness of conventional side-scan; and
- Sentry IMS is a field-proven Integrity Monitoring Sonar designed for ocean depth deployments where it continuously monitors billions of cubic feet of seawater around critical seabed assets.
Wavefront’s industry-leading products are in use globally in civilian, public, defence, offshore and commercial markets.
Our Team
Making the Underwater World Visible
Dr. John Chapman
Director of Programmes
Dr. Rob Crook
Research Director
Paul Badger
Managing Director
Peter Tomlinson
Engineering Director
Phil Parish
Head of Operations
Our History
Wavefront Systems throughout the years
Our Story
Over the Years
2004
Wavefront Systems founded
2007
2008
2011
First trials of NOAS Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance Sonar on manned submersible
2012
2017
Trials of CO2 leak monitoring systems in the North Sea for CCS storage site integrity monitoring
2018
2020
2022
2023
Wavefront Solstice MAS 4000 delivers SAS-like imagery in trials in Plymouth Sound.
Voyis / Wavefront Recon module launched featuring Solstice MAS 3000 and and high-resolution optical sensors (lasers and cameras)
Our Group Companies
Covelya Group
We’re part of Covelya Group, a family of companies which operates in a wide range of sectors within the offshore energy, ocean science, maritime security, shipping and water monitoring. Together we develop, manufacture, sell and support instruments, systems and solutions worldwide.
Companies within the group support the exploration of the world’s oceans and waters. Our combined innovative products, technologies and solutions are used in a vast array of scenarios which continue to grow as the world awakens to the resources available from its waters.
