UK Ministry of Defence seeks partners for underwater ISR initiative

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced its intention to publish an invitation to tender (ITT) to contract one or more commercial mission partners for the Royal Navy's Atlantic Net initiative. The project will deliver underwater intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) as a service.

Atlantic Net will operate under a contractor owned, contractor operated, naval oversight model. The initiative will be data-focused, providing information directly to the maritime operational commander ashore to inform decision-making.