iMAR Navigation
About
About iMAR Navigation
iMAR Navigation develops inertial navigation, stabilisation, guidance, surveying and control systems for crewed and uncrewed platforms. Its products combine gyroscopes, accelerometers, GNSS and real-time sensor fusion in units for autonomous vehicles, aircraft, marine systems and industrial testing.
The company supplies navigation components and integrated subsystems for vehicle manufacturers and programme integrators. Accuracy, aiding sensors, export status and environmental qualification vary across civil, industrial and defence configurations.
Team
- Dr. Edgar L. von Hinüber - Founder, Owner & Chief Executive Officer
Timeline
Events
- 2026-02-05 - Commercial Order - iMAR delivers first commercial iANARO-mini units
iMAR handed over the first commercial units on February 5, 2026. Customer Max Wild received two compact gyro-assisted systems at the iro 2026 event in Oldenburg. The delivery moved iANARO-mini from development into customer use for guided boring and construction workflows.
Source - 2024-08-02 - Contract Award - German Navy orders stabilized sensor platform
iMAR announced the naval contract on August 2, 2024. WTD 71 ordered a platform able to carry sophisticated optical and other mission sensors. The system supports standard and special maritime applications that require stabilized pointing from moving platforms.
Source - 2024-07-26 - Contract Award - German civil-protection office orders 90 iNAT systems
iMAR announced the follow-on order on July 26, 2024. The 90 systems extend a supply program running since 2018 for German CBRN response vehicles. iNAT provides navigation and georeferencing for vehicles used to detect and document chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear hazards.
Source - 2024-03-28 - Capability - iMAR adds EtherCAT support
iMAR announced EtherCAT support on March 30, 2024. The interface applies across its high-performance inertial measurement, navigation and motion-control solutions. The company also joined the EtherCAT Technology Group to support industrial interoperability.
Source - 2024-03-15 - Commercial Order - iMAR supplies COBRA radar navigation upgrade
iMAR reported the first-quarter delivery on March 15, 2024. The batch contains more than 25 high-performance INS/GNSS units supplied to ESG in Germany. The systems support true-heading and radar-antenna alignment in the COBRA mid-life upgrade.
Source - 2024-02-02 - Production Milestone - iMAR completes 600th iTNAV-06 torpedo system
iMAR announced the 600-unit milestone on February 2, 2024. The company had supplied iTNAV-06 systems for heavyweight torpedoes and other naval applications for more than twenty years. The milestone demonstrates sustained serial production of a mission-critical navigation and control subsystem.
Source - 2023-06-15 - Deployment - DLR deploys iMAR target trackers at UAV test center
iMAR reported the test-center use on April 29, 2026. DLR operates three iIPSC-MSG target trackers at the National Experimental Test Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems. The systems support accurate optical tracking and measurement during drone flight testing.
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Relations
Relationships
- DLR
Research Deployment - DLR operates three iMAR iIPSC-MSG target trackers at the national UAV test center.
- Max Wild
Commercial Customer - Max Wild received the first two commercially sold iANARO-mini systems.
- German Navy WTD 71
Naval Customer - WTD 71 contracted iMAR for a gyro-stabilized multi-sensor platform.
- German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance
Government Customer - Germany BBK ordered a further 90 iNAT systems for CBRN response vehicles.
- ESG
Radar Integrator - iMAR supplied more than 25 INS/GNSS systems to ESG for the COBRA radar upgrade.
Context
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Commercial
- iMAR delivers first commercial iANARO-mini units
2026-02-05 · Order / contract · iMAR delivered the first two commercially sold iANARO-mini systems to Max Wild.
Source - German Navy orders stabilized sensor platform
2024-08-02 · Order / contract · The German Navy technical center contracted iMAR for a gyro-stabilized multi-sensor platform.
Source - German civil-protection office orders 90 iNAT systems
2024-07-26 · Order / contract · Germany BBK contracted iMAR for a further 90 iNAT navigation and localization systems.
Source - iMAR supplies COBRA radar navigation upgrade
2024-03-15 · Order / contract · iMAR delivered more than 25 inertial-navigation systems for the COBRA counter-battery-radar upgrade.
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