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Scout

Attritable RF sensor bringing real-time maritime sensing to the contested edge.

Scout is Vannevar Labs' low-cost, attritable (expendable) RF sensor built to operate in remote and challenging environments and deliver unclassified, partner-shareable data to the US national security community. Deployed with Cape's private cellular networking, it provides real-time RF sensing and reconnaissance cueing for maritime mission sets in the Indo-Pacific.

What it does

  • ▸Attritable/expendable RF sensing hardware
  • ▸Real-time maritime RF collection at the edge
  • ▸Operation in contested and denied environments
  • ▸Partner-shareable unclassified data output
  • ▸Reconnaissance cueing and DoD system integration

Where it's deployed

  • ◍Balikatan 2025 exercise (Indo-Pacific)
  • ◍Katana Strike 2025 exercise
  • ◍US Marine Corps 5th ANGLICO and III MIG units

Agencies using it

DoD

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