BlueThink is developing a suite of wearable devices able to collect and share useful information related to the health and safety of human operators in hazardous environments.
Defense & Critical Infrastructure
Defense
Securing critical infrastructures and maintaining technological sovereignty require an agile, multidisciplinary approach to engineering. At BlueThink, we act as a strategic innovation partner for the Defense sector, helping major contractors and institutions accelerate the development of mission-critical systems and reliable solutions for situational awareness.
The modern defense landscape is rapidly shifting toward multi-domain operations, where unmanned vehicles (UxVs) and autonomous platforms must operate flawlessly in hostile and GPS-denied environments.
We tackle these challenges by operating as a high-tech garage and by transferring proven technologies – such as high performance materials, high-power lasers, and advanced virtual sensing – from civil industries directly to defense applications. We apply this agile approach across diverse complex projects to minimize development risks and accelerate the delivery of robust, field-ready technologies.
Competences
Asset Monitoring & Situational Awareness
Virtual Sensors (DVS) & Anomaly Detection
Predictive Maintenance
Smart Nodes for Subsea Networks
Autonomous Systems & Navigation
GPS-Denied Navigation
Sensor Fusion & Kalman Filtering
UUVs Technology Integration
Optomechanics & Target Detection
Laser Systems Tracking & Collimation
Computer Vision & Target Recognition
Synthetic Aperture Sonar (SAS) Imaging
Power Management & Energy Systems
Hybrid Energy Management (EMS)
Supercapacitors for High-Power Impulsive Loads
Thermal Runaway Prevention
High Performance Materials
Stealth Materials
Materials for extreme environments
Defense Sector Trends
The Rise of Subsea Factories
The Oil & Energy industry is experiencing the trend toward underwater repositioning of some key phases in oil treatment. As a consequence, the industry is to face a number of technological challenges, among which are undersea power generation, submarine communications, autonomous vehicle design and development.
IoT Integration
The combination of extensive IoT networks and Big Data Analytics is playing an important role in the next generation industry. Innovation is increasingly aimed towards automation and real-time monitoring, which is particularly important for high risk operations like offshore operations in oil and gas and off shore wind.
Towards Digital Twins
The increasing need for handling operations with no physical support by manpower, leads to a more and more stringent robotization of processes and to the development of digital twin systems, able to effectively reproduce the systems’ behaviors, forecast downturns and malfunctions, shorten maintenance operations.
Defense Sector Clients
Case studies
Digital Twin for Structure Monitoring
Creating a digital twin for subsea installation structure monitoring was a highly complex and intricate project requiring multiple BlueThink experts. The client needed more control over their subsea oil extractions, to better protect these expensive offshore facilities.