SafeNav at European Defence Week: Showcasing Safe, Semi-Autonomous Navigation for Mission Success

Paris, France - Last week, SafeNav joined European Defence Week and met with Europe’s defence, dual-use, and investor community to discuss the first step toward resilient autonomy: safe, human-in-the-loop navigation at the bridge.

“European Defence Week brought operators, integrators, and investors into the same room. We showed how a human-in-the-loop co-pilot measurably lowers risk today—and provides a trusted path to autonomy tomorrow.”

- Capt. Jørgen Grindevoll, CEO & Founder, SafeNav

Presentations at European Defence Week

What we presented:

Decision Support you can trust

We demonstrated our COLREG-compliant Decision Support System (DSS) that fuses AIS, radar/ARPA, EO/IR and GNSS/INS into a single, explainable traffic picture, reducing cognitive load, enabling earlier manoeuvres, and improving outcomes in contested and congested waters.

Dual-use navigation systems

We showed how our software-only (SaaS/OEM) approach runs on existing bridge sensors and networks, avoiding major retrofits and enabling rapid, fleet-wide scale, serving both defence missions and commercial fleets.

Ocean observation informing operations

We outlined how coupling vessel data with ocean/traffic awareness supports mission planning, risk management, and after-action learning.

Platforms & missions we covered

• USV/ASV: supervised autonomy, remote control, and smooth human ↔ assisted handover with integrated COLREG logic.

• Frigates & patrol boats: read-only bridge integration for enhanced situational awareness, earlier course/speed changes, and standardized best practice.

• Riverine & littoral operations: clearer decisions in tight, dynamic environments with low visibility and dense traffic.

Built for C4ISR, scalable and multi-mission

• C4ISR-ready: Open APIs and read-only interfaces for C2/C4ISR interoperability; mission logging and replay for training.

• Scalable & multi-mission: One software baseline across platforms and mission profiles (patrol, escort, surveillance, amphibious support).

• Human-in-the-loop: Kept command with the bridge team while lowering cognitive load and standardizing decision quality.

Thank you, Paris

Across the week our CEO & Founder Capt. Jørgen Grindevoll exchanged insights with operators, programme leaders, primes, and investors, and built many new contacts for pilots, simulator integrations, and OEM collaborations.

If we didn’t connect at the event (or you’d like a deeper technical walkthrough), we’d welcome a follow-up:

• Email: info@safenavsystem.com

• Demos available: Simulator, read-only bridge integration, or USV supervisory control

About SafeNav

SafeNav is a COLREG-compliant, human-in-the-loop AI co-pilot for maritime navigation. We turn fragmented bridge data into clear, auditable manoeuvre guidance and provide a certification-led path from decision support to supervised autonomy, supporting USV/ASV, frigates, patrol boats, and commercial fleets.

Thank you to everyone who met with us at European Defence Week. See you on the water.