Horizon Technologies designs and manufactures airborne satellite‑phone monitoring systems for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (SIGINT) applications. As the OEM of the FlyingFish™ and BlackFish™ platforms, the company provides real‑time geolocation and interception capabilities that have supported maritime anti‑piracy operations and rescued over 200,000 people worldwide. Their solutions are Thuraya T4‑compliant and are deployed on NATO and other military platforms for secure communications monitoring.
Funding
$1.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Military and maritime operators need to monitor and locate satellite phone communications in real time for intelligence, surveillance, and rescue missions, but existing solutions lack dedicated airborne platforms that can intercept and geolocate these signals across multiple domains.
Solution
Horizon Technologies designs and manufactures airborne SIGINT platforms, notably the FlyingFish™ and BlackFish™ systems, that capture and analyze satellite phone traffic while in flight. The platforms are fully compatible with the Thuraya T4 satellite network, enabling precise geolocation of active sat phones and real‑time interception of voice and data streams. Processed intelligence is delivered to operators through secure links, supporting applications such as anti‑piracy operations, illegal‑fishing detection, border security, and large‑scale rescue efforts. By integrating these systems onto fixed‑wing, rotary‑wing, and unmanned aerial vehicles, Horizon provides a mobile, multi‑domain capability that extends situational awareness beyond ground‑based monitoring stations.
Target Audience
Primary customers are defense and security agencies, naval forces, and maritime surveillance organizations that require airborne intelligence capabilities for satellite communication monitoring.
Features
- Airborne SIGINT payloads (FlyingFish™ and BlackFish™) optimized for satellite phone signal capture and geolocation
- Full compliance with Thuraya T4 satellite communications, ensuring coverage of the most widely used sat‑phone network
- Real‑time processing and secure transmission of intercepted voice, data, and metadata to command centers
- Modular integration for deployment on manned aircraft, UAVs, and maritime surveillance platforms
- Support for a range of intelligence applications, including counter‑piracy, illegal‑fishing monitoring, border security, and rescue coordination
- Proven operational track record with documented rescues of over 200,000 individuals and successful anti‑piracy interventions