I’m Thomas Meurling. Since 1984 I have worked with sonar systems — from submarine sonar suites for the Swedish Navy to today’s unmanned surface and underwater vehicles. I help navies, system integrators, and sonar manufacturers make the right technical and business decisions in a complex, fast-moving market.
What I Do
Business Strategy & Go-To-Market
Market analysis, positioning, and go-to-market plans for sonar and maritime autonomy products — grounded in four decades of operating in this industry on both the supplier and customer side.
Operational & Tactical Analysis
Independent analysis of how sonar systems and unmanned platforms perform in real operational concepts — MCM, ASW, and maritime security missions.
Requirements & Specifications
Definition of functional and technical requirements, and independent evaluation of specifications, proposals, and tenders.
Technical Sales Support
Hands-on support for demonstrations, trials, and customer engagements — including multi-sensor USV payload integration (forward-looking sonar, multibeam echosounder, sidescan, sub-bottom profiler).
Domains
Mine Countermeasures (MCM) · Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) · Maritime Domain Awareness · Waterside Security · Protection of Critical Underwater Infrastructure · Hydrography · USV/AUV Payload Integration
Why Work With Me
- 40+ years in sonar — project manager for integrated sonar systems on the Gotland-class and Västergötland-class submarines and the Visby stealth corvette.
- Unmanned systems practitioner — designed and demonstrated multi-sonar payload concepts on USVs at MARSEC West, Sea-Air-Space, and Ocean Business.
- Published and present — regular speaker and author at MINWARA, OCEANS, and hydrographic conferences; active across the global naval exhibition circuit.
Latest Insights
I write the Strategic Ping ))) — a weekly newsletter on sonar technology, maritime autonomy, and the naval market, published on LinkedIn.
Get In Touch
Have a project in mind, or want an independent view on a specification or proposal? Send me a Ping ))). You can also follow Strategic Sonar Solutions on LinkedIn.