The UK MoD has selected Ocean Infinity Solutions as the Royal Navy’s Commercial Mission Partner for Atlantic Net: the first pillar of the Royal Navy’s wider Atlantic Bastion programme to counter Russian undersea threats.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 10 November 2026, at the International Sea Power Conference in Oslo, Norway, that it is making a new GBP 90 million (EUR 108 million) investment in new drones, sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) systems for the Royal Navy under the Atlantic Net initiative.
As the first pillar of the Royal Navy’s wider Atlantic Bastion programme, Atlantic Net is designed to protect the UK’s undersea cables and energy networks from Russian interference. The new technology will work alongside the Royal Navy’s crewed warships to hunt Russian submarines, protect the UK nuclear deterrent (the Royal Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines) and secure critical undersea infrastructure.
UK company Ocean Infinity Solutions has been selected as the Royal Navy’s Commercial Mission Partner for Atlantic Net, which will deliver a new persistent anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and underwater surveillance capability in the North Atlantic. Atlantic Net will include advanced sensors to help detect Russian submarines and nefarious activity, as well as uncrewed systems that will be able to patrol the depths of the seas, hunting down threats.
“Ocean Infinity’s role will focus on making that new model work in sustained operations,” the company stated in a 10 November press release. “Working with specialist partners, the company will bring together the technology, data and maritime expertise needed to deliver a persistent operational capability in the North Atlantic over the long term.”
The MoD stated that Atlantic Net “will create a single surveillance service that will provide submarine-hunting warships and Astute-class submarines with earlier warning of threats and a clearer picture of activity beneath the surface”.
UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard was quoted as stating, “The threats beneath the North Atlantic are changing, and we are changing with them. This investment gives the Royal Navy new technology to find threats earlier and protect our critical infrastructure, while also backing British business.”
Joe Robinson, president of solutions at Ocean Infinity, was quoted by the company as stating, “The Royal Navy has been exploring how to move beyond traditional, heavily crewed fleets towards a broader mix of robotic and lean-crewed platforms. Atlantic Net is that idea coming to life. It is a significant step forward in how naval capability can be delivered, using uncrewed and autonomous systems at a scale that has not been seen before.”
Atlantic Bastion is the Royal Navy’s plan to create a hybrid naval force to hunt and track enemy submarines and protect the vast network of critical underwater infrastructure that connects and powers the UK and its allies, including communications cables and energy networks. Working alongside NATO and Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) allies, it “will strengthen protection against interference, sabotage and hostile activity, with Atlantic Net increasing the scale, persistence and resilience of underwater surveillance”, the MoD stated.
