Marport is a world leader in the design and development of Software Defined Sonar – a broadband, multimode sonar technology platform that uses reprogrammable digital signal processors to provide the features needed for next generation underwater sensing, surveillance and communications.

Unlike fixed function hardware designs, Software Defined Sonar can adapt the hardware during runtime by loading a new software function on the reconfigurable processor. Software Defined Sonar is not restricted to operation on a single frequency or proprietary transducers. The flexibility of the system’s software configurable “sonar blades” allows users to dynamically tune the transceiver from 1 kHz to 1.25 MHz and it can scale to hundreds of channels. The system increases underwater tactical capability, improves functionality, enhances signal processing and substantially reduces costs - all while replacing racks of old electronics.

Software Defined Sonar is ideal for applications within commercial fisheries, underwater defence, offshore energy and ocean science. It can serve a wide variety of legacy sonar applications and can support rapid development and deployment of novel sonar solutions. For more detailed information, please download our latest whitepaper, Software Defined Sonar for the Network Centric Underwater Battlespace.