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Faster sea trials for autonomous maritime systems

Daily sea trials become rapid, repeatable validation, with one system of record that scales with vehicle count and mission complexity.

An autonomous underwater vehicle on handling cradles, exploded into its hull sections, with the sonar section highlighted.

The challenge

Maritime programs face unpredictable conditions and growing fleets.

Sensor, payload, and navigation datasets grow with every vessel. Nominal replaces spreadsheet bottlenecks and bespoke tooling with a shared system of record that scales with the fleet.

Where teams get stuck

  • Long waits

    Surfacing triggers hours of downtime while crews wait on data.

  • Manual bottlenecks

    Spreadsheet merges and hand-rolled reviews slow test cadence.

  • Fragmented visibility

    Data split across systems hides fleet-wide performance.

  • Scaling readiness

    Manual workflows don't hold up from prototype to fleet operations.

Features

Maritime test and validation in one place

Connect vessels, payloads, and operators in one environment for analysis, collaboration, and reporting.

  • Capture and catalog mission data

    Telemetry, video, logs, weather, and attachments land in one synchronized catalog, searchable by metadata across vessels and campaigns.

  • Manage fleets, not files

    Keep a living record for every vessel and track propulsion efficiency, navigation drift, and payload reliability over time.

  • Check every mission automatically

    Run the same validation rules on every mission, so results are consistent no matter who reviews them.

  • Review findings together

    Alerts, assignments, and version-controlled findings keep investigations moving across the team.

  • Compare across vehicles and missions

    Correlate environment, configuration, and anomalies, and compare vessels side by side across the fleet.

  • Generate reports built for scale

    Export compliance-ready reports that stay linked to the telemetry and logs behind them.

Case study

Mission Brief: VATN

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VATN UUV

Portsmouth, RI

VATN

<5 min

From surfacing to validation, down from hours

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From the field

Teams building critical hardware trust Nominal

  • “Our test infrastructure was absolutely critical for us. We needed data we could trust, every time, in real-time to test, review, and iterate at the pace we needed.”

    REGENTTed LesterVP of Certification

Frequently asked questions

How does Nominal cut downtime after surfacing?

Data lands in one catalog as soon as a vehicle surfaces, and automated checks run right away. VATN went from hours to under five minutes between surfacing and validation.

Can we track performance across a whole fleet?

Yes. Every vessel has a living record, and you can compare propulsion efficiency, navigation drift, and payload reliability across the fleet.

Does Nominal replace spreadsheet reviews?

Yes. Automated checks and reports replace manual spreadsheet merges, and every report stays linked to the data behind it.

Where can Nominal be deployed?

In Nominal's cloud, in your VPC, on premises, or fully air-gapped. Access controls and audit trails come built in wherever the data lives.

Maritime

Achieve your milestones and mission, faster

See how maritime teams turn daily sea trials into repeatable validation.