Industrias FERRI S.A., leads the project Development of a autonomous platform for vigilance and defence in offshore environments, and The University of Vigo and Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria will cooperate too. The objective is the development of an autonomous reliable system for vigilancy operations in offshore environments capable to work in extreme sea conditions. Offshore environments is not only for wind farms and gas/petrol platforms, it is also for piracy areas, border areas, explosive or polluted atmospheares, etc.

This R&D project was approved by the Ministry of Economy and Competitivity, in coordination with Secretaría de Estado de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Secretaría General de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, Dirección General de Innovación y Competitividad and Subdirección General de Colaboración Público-Privada the 29th of september of 2014 throught the Programa Estatal de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad, in the frame of Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Investigación 2013-2016.