Kraken Robotics Demonstrates KATFISH Autonomous Launch and Recovery from SEFINE USV
Press Release + Noah Note
ST. JOHN’S, NEWFOUNDLAND, April 07, 2026 /GLOBE NEWSWIRE/ — Kraken Robotics Inc. (“Kraken” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: PNG, OTCQB: KRKNF) announces the successful integration and demonstration of its KATFISH towed synthetic aperture sonar and autonomous launch and recovery system (LARS) from SEFINE’s RD-22 unmanned surface vessel (USV) in coordination with SEFINE SISAM (Strategic Unmanned Systems Research Center). The demonstration took place in Q1 2026 off the coast of İstanbul, Türkiye.
“Recent developments underscore the importance of safeguarding critical maritime transit routes and underwater infrastructure, and autonomous mine countermeasure capabilities like KATFISH can play an important role in helping navies efficiently detect and classify mine-like objects,” said Bernard Mills, Executive Vice President, Defence at Kraken Robotics. “By combining SEFINE’s multi-role USV with Kraken’s cutting-edge KATFISH and USV LARS, navies can deploy advanced technologies faster and more efficiently, strengthening defence and maritime security in increasingly complex environments.”
The demonstration focused on rapid detection and classification of mine-like objects and critical underwater infrastructure and was attended by several navies and government organizations. KATFISH delivered 3 cm x 3 cm resolution data at a range of 200 meters per side which was live streamed to a command center onshore, enabling real-time classification of contacts by operators with SEFINE SISAM’s mission planning software.
The same KATFISH and USV LARS were demonstrated from a UK Royal Navy in-service 11-meter ARCIMS USV in November 2025. These joint integrations mark a major step forward in delivering agile, modular, and cost-effective mine countermeasure capabilities for modern naval operations.
A video of the demonstration can be viewed at https://youtu.be/JIXapiCCeSA.
Noah Note: Kraken continues the string of good news this year, further reinforcing why they are one of Canada’s brightest defence unicorns. Thr company has been hitting ball after ball since the start of the year, announcing their largest series of orders ($35 Million) to date in January, followed up with another order series of orders totaling $24 million just a few weeks ago.
The company has also started production recent at their new Battery Manufacturing Facility in Nova Scotia along eith making deliveries recently of thr Royal Canadian Navies new Remote Minehunting and Disposal Systems. Biggest of all, the comoany further closed on the acquisition of Covelya Group last month.
Keep in mind that Kraken has kept going, month after month…. Healthy orders, new partnerships with the likes of TKMS and a great showing at REPMUS 2025 have all pushed Kraken into the spotlight of one of Canada’s superstars, and one of my personal champion picks.
Developments like these are great to highlight, and the integration of Covelya and her subsidiaries, Sonardyne, EIVA A/S, Forcys, Wavefront Systems, Voyis Imaging, and Chelsea Technologies to the Kraken family leaves near limitless potential for the company to futher broaden her tendrals in the defence ecosystem with new technologies, partners, and clients coming in from the acquisition.
I try to remain a neutral judge, but even I have companies I get hyped about and love to see do good. We're all fanboys at the end of the day, and sometimes it feels good to celebrate co.oanies who are able to snatch that brass ring and make something of themselves.
So keep on going Kraken! Skys the limit from here.