Sovereign maritime ISR
for the Gulf of Guinea.
A mosquito fleet of 100+ uncrewed surface vehicles disrupting a $5.5B security crisis. Persistent 24/7 surveillance at a fraction of the cost of a manned vessel — no crew rotations, no fatigue, no risk to personnel.
A $5.5B annual loss the traditional patrol vessel cannot stop.
Piracy, oil theft and illegal fishing are draining national revenue across West Africa, while the inherited model of manned offshore patrol vessels fails on cost, scale and sovereignty.
Operational limitations
Most regional navies lack long-range patrol vessels to monitor an expansive maritime domain and respond effectively.
Manning & lead time
30+ personnel per vessel, months of training, 3+ years to deliver a single hull.
Total cost of ownership
$600K to $3M per unit, plus 10–30% of capital value spent on MRO every year.
Foreign dependency
Reliance on foreign defense primes for maintenance and modernization — long downtimes and lost surveillance.
Low-cost.
Long endurance.
Simplicity.
Built to keep maritime borders and critical infrastructures secured up to sea state 4. In a world of carbon fiber, choosing West African wood is a decision about cost and sovereignty.
- 01Manufacturability
- Traditional 8-meter U-shaped wood hull — versatile across river, coastal and deep ocean, low-cost, and inherently low-signature.
- 02AI & Robotics
- Every unit ships with the Yemaja Robot Kit and Operating Software. No crew, no fatigue, no risk to personnel.
- 03Local production
- Built and maintained in West Africa, from hull to autopilot to control center — minimal dependency on foreign military supply chains.
Persistent surveillance of 6,000+ km of coastline — today.
A complete maritime domain awareness service up to 200 nautical miles. We replace costly manned patrols with hundreds of rapidly-deployed maritime drones, always with a human in the loop.
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Cost efficiency
Shift heavy upfront CapEx to predictable OpEx. Estimated 40% lower daily operational cost vs. a traditional OPV.
Coverage scalability
Safeguard sensitive waters and coastlines around the clock — closing the gaps that cartels capitalize on.
Software subscriptions
1-year, 3-year and lifetime plans priced per nautical mile covered and service tier selected.
Engineered for the
long watch.
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Propulsion & performance
- Speed range
- 3 – 25+ knots
- Primary engine
- Yanmar 36D Diesel · 200 NM range
- Endurance
- 25+ hours rotation at 5 knots
- Electric mode
- Torqeedo Cruise 12.0 · zero-signature ops at 3 knots
ISR & payload
- Radar
- SIMRAD HALO 24
- AIS
- AMEC Camino-108
- Thermal night vision
- FLIR M364C
- Mission payload
- Up to 100 kg
Yemaja Robot Kit
- Teleoperation
- Starlink & LTE long-range link
- Autonomy
- Obstacle avoidance · waypoints · geo-fencing
- Intelligence
- Maritime AI threat classification
- Security
- End-to-end encrypted communications
50× less per hull.
15× less per operating day.
Compared head-to-head against the Swift Sea Stalker class USV and a traditional offshore patrol vessel.
| Metric | Yemaja USV V1 | Swift Sea Stalker | Traditional OPV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily OPEX | $500 | $2,500+ | |
| Crew risk | Zero — unmanned | Zero — unmanned | |
| Local sustainment | 100% in-house | Foreign support |
A $35B global market.
A regional inflection.
Regional maritime spend has grown 35% since 2019 and continues at 12% CAGR. The Yaoundé Architecture — 25 African nations — has set the cooperation framework. We are the operating layer.
Operators, engineers,
builders.
40+ years of expertise in West African logistics, defense tech, robotics and data engineering.
Yaovi Alex Poblah
Seasoned founder in EU & West Africa with 20+ years in the automotive industry.
Eliot Alanmanou
Data / MLOps architect with 10+ years in critical systems. Ex-IBM & Safran.
Christophe Muratet
Senior executive & board member with 25+ years in Defence. NATO mentor. Ex-Thales.
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