Organisation name: SOFRESUD

4 helix category: Companies

Type of actor: SME

Overall Description: SOFRESUD designs, develops, installs and maintains innovative equipment and systems for Naval Defense and Maritime Protection. SOFRESUD relies on its multidisciplinary skills to develop a very dynamic R&D policy, investing approximately 25% of its turnover in R&D. Nearly 75% of the turnover is generated on export market. SOFRESUD products and services encompass research, development, production, and product lifecycle management of high-tech systems. More precisely : - Naval Designators: Institute Pointing Device (IPD) and Quick Pointing Device (QPD) Its portable and passive visual defense optical devices are mounted on military vessels to combat asymmetric air, land and surface threats at short range. - VMAS (Vessel Monitoring and Alert System) dedicated to the surveillance of assets (harbor, coastal and offshore) and infrastructure at sea against pirate and terrorist threats in sensitive areas. - Automatic anti-boarding water cannon system : non-lethal solution to merchant and cruise ships to deter attempts to board. - Generic and secure environment to manage heterogeneous unmanned surface vessels (USVs)