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Defense · Acquired by OceanSight (2026)

High-resolution imaging sonar systems (DIDSON and ARIS) for underwater visualization

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Updated Oct 23, 2026 · soundmetrics.com

Sector: Defense
Total capital: $164K

Federal grants: None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
Private capital raised: None on recordNo Form D filings on SEC EDGAR. Some raises are not filed.
Federal contracts: $164K; 11 awards · Defense, Interior, Commerce; Rank in Defense#847 of 1442
Granted patents: None on recordNo USPTO grants. Applications publish after 18 months.

Capital timeline

Latest events

Aug 2023Federal contractInterior · Ratification For Aris Sonar Maintenance And Repair$13K
Jul 2022Federal contractDefense · Didson System Repair And Parts$83K
Jan 2022Federal contractDefense · Didson Factory Maintenance Package Smc$18K
Nov 2017Federal contractHomeland Security · Igf::ot::igf Repair Of Hand Held Sonar Display$4K
Jul 2015Federal contractDefense · Advanced Head Mount$23K
May 2015Federal contractCommerce · Igf::ot::igf Maintenance And Repari Of Two Didson Sonar Units S/n 018 And S.n 253$2K
Mar 2015Federal contractInterior · Igf::ot::igf Aris Upgrade$3K

Show 4 earlier federal awards

Dec 2010Federal contractDefense · Battery, 93 Whr Lithium Ion, Endura,$3K
Mar 2009Federal contractInterior · Repair Of A Didson Camera$6K
Mar 2008Federal contractDefense · U434ICS - Rear Endcap SUB-300M-FCC; Transducer, Accessories$7K
Jul 2005Federal contractDefense$743

Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.

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Checked: USPTO inventors; federal award principal investigators; SEC Form D related persons · Oct 23, 2026

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What it has protected

No granted patents are on record.

USPTO usually publishes applications 18 months after filing, so recent applications may not be visible yet. Patents assigned under a different entity name won’t match.

Checked: USPTO granted patents and published applications · Oct 23, 2026

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Regulatory activity · Defense

Sector-level, not company-level

11 Jun 2026Danger Zone; Waters of Carr Creek and Whitehall Bay in the Vicinity of the Naval Support Activity AnnapolisEngineers Corps
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation: Trade Agreements ThresholdsNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
13 Mar 2026Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; Small Entity Compliance GuideNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
27 Aug 2025Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-06; IntroductionNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Sources

Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.

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Data freshness

SEC Form D filings through Oct 23, 2026. SBIR and STTR awards through Oct 21, 2026.