Main image: Exail's R7 ROV fitted with ELWAVE Tetrapulse sensor. Exail picture.
The French company ELWAVE plans to supply Ukraine with its Tetrapulse electromagnetic sensors for detecting mines and unexploded ordnance at the bottom of water bodies.
These devices use CEDAR technology (which employs artificial electromagnetic fields), enabling the detection of not only metallic but also non-metallic explosive objects, even if they are buried in seabed sediments.
This is particularly important in low-visibility conditions, where traditional methods—sonars, magnetometers, and cameras—are less effective.
The project is being implemented in cooperation with French companies Exail and Geomines as part of the Ukraine support programme.
Tetrapulse has already demonstrated its effectiveness in tests with NATO's naval forces and will now be used for clearing ports and sea routes, which is critically important for Ukraine's economy.
Also, it is interesting that besides mine clearance, ELWAVE technologies are used in energy and environmental sectors, such as for monitoring underwater cables of offshore wind farms.
ELWAVE is a French deeptech company specialized in electromagnetics bionics sensors.
Its solutions enable accurate detection and characterization of underwater objects and threats—ranging from mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) to debris—while also supporting electromagnetic field monitoring for infrastructure such as offshore wind farm cables.
Serving defense, energy, and environmental sectors worldwide, ELWAVE’s solutions help protect and monitor underwater environments and assets.
