# C-Star at Iceland: deployment

Canonical ID: `d5556999-6a1e-4429-af9c-beecc01a6c24`

Royal Navy-funded trials off [Iceland](/locations/iceland.md). [C-Star](/models/oshen-c-star.md) deployed a hydrophone detecting maritime assets up to 10 nautical miles away in storm conditions.

## Key facts

- **Operator:** UK Royal Navy
- **Capability:** Hydrophone acoustic detection, 10nm range

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-20_

- **Slug:** oshen-cstar-iceland-royal-navy
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [C-Star](/models/oshen-c-star.md) (id: `24454296-959f-4f33-b28f-270e60e35c70`)
- **Category:** [Maritime](/maritime)
- **Company:** [Oshen](/companies/oshen.md) (id: `2fdb169b-d983-48c6-9bdb-4ae837c9aae6`)
- **Location:** [Iceland](/locations/iceland.md) (id: `034778c5-9088-4fc6-90bb-e12a901b2af6`)
- **First seen:** 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.janes.com/defence-intelligence-insights/defence-news/defence/special-report-uk-testing-industry-platforms-as-part-of-hybrid-navy

## Common questions

### What is the C-Star deployment at Iceland?

C-Star, built by Oshen, is recorded as a deployment at Iceland on the DEPLOY registry. Oshen operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates C-Star at Iceland?

Oshen, the manufacturer of C-Star, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the C-Star deployment at Iceland go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting September 1, 2025 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the C-Star deployment at Iceland?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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