AiLARS™

Autonomous Launch and Recovery for the Next Stage of Maritime Autonomy

AiLARS™ is an AI-aided launch and recovery system designed for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles. It addresses one of the most difficult parts of AUV and UUV operations: safe, efficient recovery in dynamic marine conditions.

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11 years of marine engineering

Patent and TM protection in place

Software TRL 4, Hardware TRL 5

The Opportunity

Marine autonomy is growing fast. Launch and recovery is still a bottleneck.

Autonomous and unmanned underwater systems are reshaping defence, offshore operations, subsea surveillance, and ocean exploration. But while vehicles are becoming more capable, launch and recovery still remains one of the hardest parts of the operational chain.

Today, many AUV operations are still limited by vessel size, manual intervention, safety risk, and sea-state sensitivity. That creates a clear gap in the market: operators need a more autonomous, more efficient, and more scalable way to launch and recover unmanned vehicles.

The solution

AiLARS™ is built to automate the hardest part of AUV operations.

AiLARS™ is an Artificially Intelligent Launch and Recovery System for AUVs and other unmanned marine vehicles. It is designed to recognize, track, approach, capture, launch, and recover vehicles with minimal manual intervention. At the core of the system is an AI-based control architecture that performs complex calculations in real time, recognizes the vehicle on the water surface, predicts the optimal capture moment, and guides an intelligent robotic gripper through the recovery process.
AI-Vision Object recognition, image processing
AI functionality AI computes real-time location, updates AUV vector, provides feedback for command & control
Motion control system Hybrid Active Heave Compensation (HAHC) to account for relative motion
Power supply Electro-hydraulic or fully electric
Standards IACS
Operational conditions Sea state 3 or 5
Applications/Industries AUV, UUV, USV, Submarine rescue, Refuelling Port installation

Product advantages

AiLARS™ is designed to bring together intelligence, safety, and versatility in one solution.

Autonomy

The system is designed to recognize and track vehicles autonomously and optimise capture and release timing with minimal human input.

Safety

AiLARS is intended to reduce manual intervention, support collision avoidance, and improve handling in demanding sea conditions.

Versatility

The system is presented as an all-in-one solution that can operate across multiple vessel and infrastructure types, including smaller ships, ports, submarines, and USVs.

Scalability

Deck materials present configurations from 100 to 1000 kg SWL and 6 to 11 m outreach, with container or skid-based mobile unit options.

Why it matters?

A better launch and recovery system changes the economics of marine autonomy.

AiLARS™ is designed to reduce operational complexity, improve safety, and widen the range of vessels and environments where AUV operations become practical.

By reducing operational complexity and lowering the need for heavy, resource-intensive launch and recovery setups, AiLARS helps operators do more with less. Its lighter and more efficient approach opens the door to autonomous operations from much smaller vessels, creating clear advantages in flexibility, operating cost, and emissions.

The result is a smarter launch and recovery solution that can help make advanced underwater operations more accessible, more efficient, and easier to scale.

Lower operational burden

Reduced need for manual intervention

Better safety in harsh conditions

Smaller-vessel compatibility

Lower resource and emissions footprint

Greater flexibility across missions and platforms

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AiLARS™ is built for a market that is growing fast and demanding better operational tools. If you are looking to invest in enabling technology for the next generation of maritime autonomy, we would welcome the conversation.

Our Team Behind AiLARS™

Engineers who Create Solutions for the Toughest Environment on Earth

Dmitri Jekimov

CEO & co-founder

Dmitri is passionate leader, innovator and developer with 19 years of experience in the engineering and offshore fields. Education: BSc. Mechanical Engineering and MSc. in Business Administration (MBA).

Jevgeni Gorbatšov

COO & Co-founder

Jevgeni is seasoned manager and project leader with 13 years experience in multi-discipline environment. Education: MSc. in Mechanical Engineering.

Andres Koha

Chief Engineer

Andres works 28 years in the engineering and manufacturing industry. He is engineer by soul and has very broad hands-on experience. Education: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering and Parts of Machines.

Company that already delivers

Trusted by leading players in marine technology, offshore operations, and subsea systems

AiLARS is not being developed in isolation. It is being developed by DECK Marine Systems, a post-revenue marine engineering company with an established customer base and a track record in launch and recovery systems and other bespoke marine equipment.

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