Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced Merrows, a projected significant instep forward to enhance maritime domain awareness (MDA) and underline the critical importance of ocean security's role in national security. Merrows will be OPT's consolidated solution offering comprehensive ocean surveillance. This initiative, which builds on OPT's recently completed R&D efforts, demonstrates the company's commitment to safeguarding the world's oceans through advanced technology and innovation.

Maritime Domain Awareness represents a complex challenge that encompasses the collection and transmission of data relating to all aspects of, on, under, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other navigable waterway. OPT's approach to addressing this challenge involves the deployment of sophisticated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) systems. These systems are integrated within OPT's roaming technologies, such as the Wave Adaptive Modular Vessel (WAM-V), and resident technologies, like the PowerBuoys (PB), to offer an unparalleled level of surveillance and data analysis capability. The data collected by OPT's technologies, underscores the company's unique position as a system of systems provider.

What sets OPT apart is its ability to enhance these data collection capabilities by integrating the WAM-V and PB systems. This integration enables the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning not only to improve data accuracy and operational efficiency but also delivery actionable intelligence. As Ocean Power Technologies begins to roll out "Merrows" to its customers, this solution offering stands as a testament to the company's dedication to innovation, security, and the protection of global waterways.