L-3 ELAC Nautik is a company at Kiel, Germany, with more than 80 years of experience in development and production of hydro-acoustic systems. The product folio includes survey systems, sonar systems and echo sounders as well as systems for underwater communication and data link units.
 
For hydrographic survey operations L-3 ELAC Nautik develops and manufactures state-of-the-art units and systems for precise charting of water bottom topography for customers in the field of hydrography, for survey of harbors, rivers and lakes as well as for oceanography, marine geology and marine biology.

L-3 ELAC Nautik‘s multibeam echo sounder systems of the trademark SeaBeam are in operation for scientific and commercial applications all over the world. A wide product range not only covers all water depths but allows special applications as well. A particular challenge are the systems for the highest ice class. The close cooperation with international hydrographic institutes and authorities allows a permanent improvement of all survey systems.
 
All products are manufactured and sold at the Kiel facility. L-3 ELAC Nautik products are known for their reliability, advanced technique and highly precise data acquisition.