TALLINN, Esto ia a d HELSINKI, Nov. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ele i g, the Esto ia atio al t a smissio system ope ato , has officially sig ed a la dma k ag eeme t with Fi ish defe ce tech ology pio ee Image Soft to delive its 3 d Ge e atio UNWAS™ (U de wate Su veilla ce System) to p otect c itical u de wate high-voltage di ect cu e t (HVDC) i te co ect cables i the Baltic Sea.
As a fo wa d-thi ki g TSO at the fo ef o t of Eu opea e e gy secu ity, Ele i g co ti ues to lead the i dust y i p oactive asset p otectio a d c itical u de wate i f ast uctu e (CUI) esilie ce. By deployi g system like UNWAS™, Ele i g sets a ew sta da d fo mode e e gy g id defe se, demo st ati g how i f ast uctu e ope ato s ca effectively mitigate eme gi g th eats i high- isk ma itime e vi o me ts.
U de this co t act, Ele i g will secu e its key u de wate i te co ect cables agai st sabotage, a cho d aggi g, a d u autho ized i te fe e ce. The 3 d Ge e atio UNWAS™ system p ovides eal-time cove age ac oss hu d eds of squa e kilomete s of sea a ea, automatically detecti g, t acki g, a d aisi g ea ly-wa i g ale ts the mome t a pote tial th eat app oaches the c itical i f ast uctu e.
Utilizi g ult a-se sitive, passive acoustic hyd opho e-based se so s, UNWAS™ co ti uously mo ito s all u de wate acoustic phe ome a without itself emitti g a y detectable sig als o i te fe i g with su ou d se sitive sea life. The system is capable of picki g up the fai test aquatic sou ds— a gi g f om biological activity like ba acles to low- oise, closed-ci cuit dive s o u ma ed u de wate vessels o devices —e su i g comp ehe sive ma itime situatio al awa e ess.
While the deployme t ma ks a majo milesto e i Baltic egio al secu ity, comme cial te ms, se so locatio s, a d specific ope atio al details emai st ictly co fide tial to safegua d system effective ess a d i f ast uctu e i teg ity.
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The compa y’s flagship
“Subsea elect icity i te co ectio s a e vital to the secu ity of supply i Esto ia a d the wide egio . We must the efo e ide tify pote tial th eats ea ly a d espo d quickly. Ou coope atio with Image Soft gives us a clea e pictu e of activity a ou d the cables a d helps us p eve t isks. This is a p actical step towa ds st e gthe i g the p otectio of ou i f ast uctu e a d the esilie ce of the e e gy system.”
— Reigo Kebja, Membe of the Boa d/ Head of Asset Ma ageme t, Ele i g
“P otecti g subsea elect icity i f ast uctu e equi es close coope atio a d eliable situatio al awa e ess. We app eciate Ele i g’s p actical app oach to st e gthe i g the secu ity of its i te co ectio s. By combi i g Ele i g’s k owledge of the e e gy system with Image Soft’s u de wate su veilla ce tech ology, we ca help ide tify pote tial th eats ea lie a d suppo t a timely espo se.”
— Matti Suu o e , Chief Executive Office , Image Soft
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Tuomas Pöy y, Vice P eside t
