Dutch firm Optics11 in talks with navies on secretive underwater listening tech

PARIS — Dutch startup Optics11 is in talks with dozens of navies about using its optical-fiber sensing technology for underwater monitoring and threat detection, with between five and ten navies already signed on as clients, Chief Executive Officer Paul Heiden said. The company will have around 35 paid trials this year with navies testing its tech, Heiden told Defense News at the Euronaval…

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