Navigation Systems Platform
Starfish Navigation
Precision positioning for environments where GPS cannot reach.
Platform Overview
Beyond the Signal
Starfish Navigation was built for the environments that defeat every other positioning system. Underground, underwater, electromagnetically contested, and GPS-denied — these are not edge cases for Starfish. They are the baseline. Five independent positioning axes operate simultaneously, cross-referencing sensor data to maintain centimetre-level accuracy regardless of what the environment throws at it.
The platform draws on inertial measurement, terrain correlation, acoustic ranging, and magnetic flux analysis to construct a continuously updated positional model. No single failure mode can compromise the output. If one axis degrades, the other four compensate in real time — maintaining lock across maritime surface operations, subsurface deployments, and contested aerial domains without interruption.
Where conventional navigation systems fail, Starfish begins. It does not ask for signal. It does not wait for clearance. It calculates from first principles and holds its position to within tolerances that most GPS-dependent systems cannot match even in ideal conditions. For operations where being wrong is not an option, Starfish Navigation is the only platform that was built with that requirement in mind.
Explore FeaturesCore Capabilities
Why Operators Trust It
Core Technology
Five-Axis Adaptive Positioning
Five independent positioning axes run simultaneously and cross-validate in real time. The hexagonal sensor topology means no single failure point can collapse the positional model — each axis provides redundancy for the others, creating a system that grows more reliable under stress rather than less.
Signal Independence
GPS-Denied Operation
Starfish Navigation was designed from the ground up to require no external signal. It does not fail gracefully when GPS is unavailable — it was never designed to use GPS in the first place. Inertial measurement, terrain correlation, and acoustic positioning form the foundation of an entirely self-contained location engine.
Precision
Centimetre-Level Accuracy
±0.8cm positional accuracy maintained across all operational environments. This is not a best-case figure — it is the guaranteed floor of performance under rated conditions. For subsurface operations in featureless terrain or contested airspace with active jamming, the numbers do not change.
Deployment
Multi-Domain Certification
Starfish Navigation is certified for maritime surface, subsurface, and contested aerial operations. Each domain profile is pre-loaded with environment-specific sensor weighting algorithms — switching between operational contexts requires a single configuration selection, not a hardware swap.
Situational Awareness
Real-Time Terrain Mapping
As the platform moves, it continuously builds and refines a terrain model from sensor returns. This model feeds directly into the positioning engine, improving accuracy over time even in completely uncharted environments. The longer Starfish operates in a location, the more precisely it knows it.
Resilience
Autonomous Recalibration
Sensor drift, physical shock, and environmental interference are detected and corrected autonomously without operator intervention. The system monitors the confidence interval of each axis continuously — when drift is detected, recalibration is initiated and completed in the background while positional output remains uninterrupted.
Technical Details
Platform Specifications
- Positioning Axes5 independent, simultaneous, cross-validating
- Accuracy±0.8cm under rated operational conditions
- DomainsMaritime surface, subsurface, contested aerial
- Operating Temperature-40°C to +85°C
- Integration StandardsNMEA 2000, MIL-STD-1553, ARINC 429
In Hex,
I find eternity.