Remora Defense System
Attached to the mission.
AUTONOMOUS HULL INSPECTION / MARITIME HOMELAND SECURITY
A unified platform of autonomous drones powered by machine learning. The Remora Defense System sees what's hiding beneath the waves and delivers the evidence port security needs to make better decisions.
A PRODUCT OF GEAUX RIVER CORPORATION
AUTONOMOUS INSPECTION + MACHINE LEARNING + SHARED INTELLIGENCE =
Maritime homeland security
THE BLIND SPOT
PORT SECURITY STARTS OFFSHORE. BELOW THE WATERLINE.
Every vessel that enters a U.S. port carries a hull no one on the dock can see. Smuggling containers and malicious payloads attach below the waterline, out of sight of cameras, crews, and inspectors.
“in the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king”
Remora gives port security the eye below the surface.
The System
Assign a vessel. Let the remoras do the work.
/ / DEPLOY
flexible deployment
Launch from a dedicated station, buoy, or boat. Assign a specific vessel and let the Remoras do the work.
/ / AUTONOMY
MISSION AUTONOMY
Complete inspections without manual piloting. The drones operate in a comms-denied state to prevent interference.
/ / SENSE
Detailed Hull Scans
4K cameras, LiDAR, and multibeam sonar combine to capture detailed hull imagery that reveals malicious payloads and smuggling containers.
INSPECTION BECOMES INTELLIGENCE.
INTELLIGENCE INFORMS ACTION.
THE MISSION CYCLE
Five phases. one mission.
- 01
Image Capture
Autonomous drones scan the ship's hull with complementary, inspection-grade imagery sensors.
- 02
Detection
Machine learning separates normal hull features and marine growth from true anomalies.
- 03
Identification
The system analyzes each anomaly to identify the exact object and how it is attached.
- 04
Intelligence
Prior scans, findings across ports, and authorized homeland security data add context to each object.
- 05
Interdiction
Authorized port security personnel direct the response, including forcible removal or kinetic action.
learning that travels across ports
a memory for every hull
Each returning vessel is compared with its own previous scans, so new attachments stand out.
Experience shared across ports
Tests, field scans, and confirmed outcomes refine the models. New Orleans learns from Baltimore, Baltimore from New York City, and so on.
Evidence, Not Guesswork
more than an object id.
Remora doesn't stop at "something is there." It tells port security what it is, where else it's been seen, and what to do about it.
3D RENDER OF ANOMALY | 3FT × 18IN | 4 MAGNETS
- Identified
- 3ft × 18in stainless steel container mounted with 4 magnets.
- Pattern
- Matches 27 similar finds across Gulf and East Coast ports in the last 6 months. 13 were detected in Baltimore.
- Context
- Confirmed interdictions link 23 of the 27 objects to the same trafficking organization based in Colombia.
- Action
- Forcible removal of object and arrest of vessel with a COTP Order.
Illustrative scan report.
seeing the invisible
built for the people who guard the ports.
starts with a scan
Every inspection builds a high-resolution model of the hull, end to end.
powered by machine learning
Data plus analysis equals intelligence, and it sharpens with every scan.
Drills, Exercises & Training
Field exercises with port security teams train both the crews and the models.
Remoras Eat Parasites
help keep america’s ports safe.
Port authorities, Coast Guard units, and homeland security partners: book a briefing on the Remora Defense System.
A PRODUCT OF GEAUX RIVER CORPORATION · BUILT ON THE BAYOU IN NEW ORLEANS, LA