The chest of a solider in a ghillie suit, with a mounted EUD and MICRO device

DEFENCE

We are a trusted provider to UK defence. We have capabilities to both detect and protect laser threats for defence and security users across land, sea and air.

We provide state-of-the-art tactical laser detection and protection equipment which improves operational performance and safety.

Our dynamic teams of engineers, technologists and scientists collaborate across disciplines to design and manufacture innovative and flexible solutions to meet customers’ needs: to protect and save lives.

We do this by creating products that can detect with a broad range of laser sources, with a high bearing accuracy and against multiple sources simultaneously as well as provide protection to counter both known and and future battlespace threat systems. This will ultimately deliver a tactical advantage, improving battlefield and mission effectiveness.

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LAND – DISMOUNT

Enhancing Soldier Safety and Battlefield Awareness

Sentinel Photonics’ laser detection and protection system alerts soldiers and equipment when diverse laser threats are targeting them. Upon detecting a laser strike, it instantly alerts operators through multiple channels, enabling rapid countermeasures or capturing critical battlespace laser intelligence.

LASERD^® instantly identifies and measures key laser parameters, including type, wavelength, power, location, and pulse pattern. It then shares precise threat data with external systems, pinpointing both visible and invisible sources such as beamriders, rangefinders, designators, illuminators, and LIDAR. The result: enhanced battlefield awareness, mission success, and increased survivability

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LAND – MOUNTED

Protecting Defence Platforms with Seamless Integration

LASERD^® sensor modules integrate seamlessly with battlespace platforms, linking to vehicle data systems to deliver instant, actionable warnings against laser threats such as beamriders and precision-guided munitions.

Standalone LASERD^® sensors can also be retrofitted to existing armoured platforms, providing rapid, cost-effective defensive sensing without lengthy integration.

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AIR FORCES

Protecting Aircrew and Aircraft from Laser Threats

Sentinel Photonics’ laser detection and protection system safeguards aircrew and platforms from a wide range of laser threats. Upon detecting a laser strike, it instantly alerts operators via multiple channels, warning crews of hazardous radiation, triggering countermeasures, or capturing critical battlespace laser intelligence.

LASERD^® instantly measures laser parameters, including type, wavelength, power, location, and pulse pattern, and shares precise threat data with external systems. This enables real-time identification of visible and invisible threats such as pointers, beamriders, rangefinders, designators, illuminators, and LIDAR, enhancing airspace awareness, mission effectiveness, and increasing survivability.

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NAVAL FORCES

Providing Naval Forces with Tactical Laser Awareness

Sentinel Photonics’ above-water laser detection and protection systems support a wide range of needs, from maritime security to full combat operations. In the maritime domain, they detect multiple laser threats simultaneously with high bearing accuracy, delivering a clear tactical advantage that enhances mission effectiveness.

Naval forces face diverse and complex threats, especially from unmanned air and surface vehicles. Our advanced systems meet this challenge by detecting and decoding laser threats in real time, while providing a valuable laser intelligence base to develop future capabilities. The result: sustained operational advantage and robust protection against evolving maritime threats.

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