Hydrofoil systems for maritime missions

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Edorado develops advanced hydrofoil systems that help maritime operators go further, faster and more efficiently with less energy, less logistics and stable performance at speed.
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Advanced Maritime Platforms

& Institutional Engineering Expertise

FOR DEFENCE, SECURITY & INSTITUTIONAL MARITIME OPERATIONS

Efficient, high performance maritime platforms engineered for manned, optionally manned, and unmanned operations across defence, security, and infrastructure sectors.

Advanced Platform Capabilities

  • Retractable hydrofoil architecture for minimal draft
  • Patented collision impact safety systems
  • Scalable design for various platform sizes and operational profiles
  • Propulsion matched to mission profile, including area of operation, size, and weight
  • Hydrofoil lift for reduced drag, extended range, and enhanced stability at speed
built for resilience, endurance, and adaptability

Fully modular and mission adaptable, our platform architecture integrates into both new designs and retrofits, across manned, optionally manned, and unmanned maritime applications.

Applications Across Sectors

Our platform architecture supports a wide range of operational contexts, ordered here by deployment readiness, from near term commercial and security applications to longer horizon defence and institutional programmes.

Security & Infrastructure
Coastal, port, and asset monitoring


Efficient, long range platforms for coastal surveillance, port security, and critical infrastructure monitoring.

  • Coastal and maritime border monitoring
  • Port and harbour security
  • Offshore wind and subsea infrastructure monitoring
  • Search and rescue support
Commercial
Survey, energy, and monitoring


High endurance platforms for survey, monitoring, and offshore operations.

  • Offshore energy support
  • Maritime survey and data collection
  • Environmental and infrastructure monitoring
Defence & Institutional
Surveillance and distributed presence


Mission adaptable platforms for surveillance, reconnaissance, and distributed maritime operations.

  • Maritime surveillance
  • Littoral operations
  • Reconnaissance and sensor deployment
  • Testbed for autonomy, sensors, and mission systems

From Demonstrator to Platform

Our 8S platform serves as a validated technology demonstrator for our foil, propulsion, and control architecture, proving performance and reliability in real world maritime conditions.

Scaling toward operational deployment is pursued through manufacturing and integration partnerships. As a specialised engineering team, Edorado focuses on platform architecture, propulsion, and control technology, and builds relationships with research institutes, integrators, and manufacturing partners to reach institutional and defence applications.

Where We Stand Today

Figures below reflect the fully electric 8S demonstrator, the platform that validates our foil, propulsion, and control architecture. For defence and institutional applications, propulsion is selected to mission requirements and is not limited to electric power.

  • 38kn+ Top speed, 8S electric demonstrator
  • 37NM Operational range, 8S electric demonstrator
  • 500hrs+ Hydrofoil testing 2023 baseline, update pending
  • 55% Lower energy use at cruise, 8S electric demonstrator

We are actively engaging with the Dutch maritime research and innovation ecosystem, exploring advanced maritime applications for institutional and defence contexts. Ecosystem detail: restricted

Built for Partnership

We are building relationships with research institutes, integrators, and manufacturing partners to scale our technology toward institutional and defence applications.

Research Institutes
Mission System Integrators
Sensor & Autonomy Developers
Naval Primes
Manufacturing Partners
Test Ranges

institutional & strategic enquiries

Building the next generation of institutional maritime capability

For defence, security, or strategic partnership enquiries, contact us directly at sales@edorado.com.