Saildrone

• Saildrone Explorer

  Saildrone USV

• Saildrone Surveyor

  Saildrone USV

• Saildrone Voyager

  Saildrone USV

Facilities & manufacturing

• Facility

  2026-08-17 - Saildrone opened its European headquarters in Copenhagen to support regional deployment, maintenance, piloting, mission management, assembly and technical operations. - Spectre, Surveyor and Surveyor wings - Quintus Bastion, Holmen, Copenhagen

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Operating milestones

• Operating milestone

  2022-08-03 - Saildrone deployed seven autonomous vehicles for 2022 Atlantic hurricane observation missions.

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• Operating milestone

  2020-08-21 - Saildrone vehicles collected fisheries and environmental data in the Arctic as sea-ice conditions constrained ship surveys.

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• Operating milestone

  2020-07-17 - Tropical Atlantic Mission Wraps Up After 6 Months at Sea - NOAA ATOMIC mission

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• Operating milestone

  2020-07-17 - Tropical Atlantic Mission Wraps Up After 6 Months at Sea - NOAA ATOMIC mission

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• Operating milestone

  2020-07-15 - NOAA Fisheries and Saildrone began an autonomous Alaska pollock survey in the Bering Sea.

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• Operating milestone

  2019-04-29 - A Saildrone vehicle passed 100 days at sea during an autonomous Antarctic circumnavigation.

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• Operating milestone

  2018-10-17 - Saildrone vehicles extended a ship-based Arctic carbon and fisheries survey in the Chukchi Sea.

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• Operating milestone

  Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration - Aleutian Islands mission

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• Operating milestone

  Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration - Aleutians-to-California Surveyor mission

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• Operating milestone

  Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration - California mission

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• Operating use

  2026-03-03 - Saildrone operated an Innomar Medium-USV sub-bottom profiler on a Voyager during Baltic critical-infrastructure surveying. - Baltic critical-infrastructure and seabed survey supporting the Danish Armed Forces

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• Operating use

  2026-02-24 - Saildrone began Surveyor bathymetric data collection for Woolpert and NOAA across 13,000 square nautical miles near the Mariana Islands. - Mariana Islands bathymetric survey for Woolpert and NOAA - Mariana Islands

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• Operating use

  2025-03-10 - Saildrone began an unmanned survey of Florida coastal waters using uncrewed surface vessels. - single maritime survey mission - Florida coastal waters

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• Operating use

  2025-02-03 - Saildrone deployed 20 Voyager uncrewed surface vehicles for Operation Southern Spear with Joint Interagency Task Force South. - single operation fleet - Operation Southern Spear

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• Operating use

  2023-09-13 - Saildrone Voyager USVs launched from Naval Air Station Key West for U.S. 4th Fleet Operation Windward Stack. - named maritime operation - Naval Air Station Key West / Operation Windward Stack

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• Operating use

  2023-07-18 - Saildrone redeployed SD 1045 as part of a 12-vehicle NOAA hurricane rapid-intensification data mission. - mission fleet size - NOAA hurricane data mission

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented an Arctic single-beam bathymetric mapping mission. - Arctic single-beam bathymetric mapping - Arctic Ocean

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented USV operations supporting European ocean observations and forecasting. - EuroSea ocean-observation operations

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented uncrewed surface vessels supporting a 2020 Alaska pollock survey. - 2020 Alaska pollock survey - Alaska

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented a Surveyor mission mapping seafloor between San Francisco and Hawaii. - Surveyor seafloor-mapping mission between San Francisco and Hawaii - San Francisco–Hawaii route

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented Voyager USVs supporting U.S. Fourth Fleet counter-drug and illegal-fishing operations. - Voyager support for U.S. Fourth Fleet maritime operations

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented five USVs supporting persistent U.S.–Mexico maritime border monitoring. - Persistent U.S.–Mexico maritime-border monitoring - U.S.–Mexico maritime border

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented a Surveyor USV completing an autonomous deep-water cable-route survey for Meta. - Meta deep-water cable-route survey

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented two Voyager USVs mapping Gulf of Maine habitat over a 184-day mission. - Gulf of Maine habitat-mapping mission lasting 184 days - Gulf of Maine

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented its multiyear Explorer hurricane-monitoring mission with NOAA. - Multiyear NOAA Atlantic hurricane-monitoring programme

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented a 60-day Pacific hake and coastal-pelagic-species survey. - Pacific hake and coastal-pelagic-species survey - U.S. West Coast

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented a 100-day USV mission augmenting ship-based West Coast fish-stock surveys. - West Coast fish-stock survey support - U.S. West Coast

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented Explorer USVs integrated with U.S. Fifth Fleet and partner exercises under Task Force 59. - Task Force 59 unmanned-integration exercises

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• Operating use

  Saildrone documented a Great Lakes USV mission studying acoustic effects on fish-stock assessments. - Great Lakes fishery-survey operations - Great Lakes

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• Saildrone Surveyor with Lockheed Martin passive electronic-warfare capability

  2026-08-20 - Physical Demo - Mounted - Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated passive electronic-warfare sensing from a Surveyor USV with an MH-60S helicopter.

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• Saildrone Surveyor with Lockheed Martin JAGM launcher and ARES fire-control integration

  2026-08-20 - Physical Demo - Mounted - Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated JAGM launches from an integrated Surveyor USV.

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• Saildrone Explorer with Simrad EK80 echo sounder

  Research Experiment - Mounted - Saildrone vehicles joined MBARI's CANON multiplatform ocean-observation experiment.

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Supply chain relationships

• SpaceX

  Inbound - Connectivity - Saildrone Voyager integrates Starlink satellite communications

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• Umoe Mandal

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Umoe Mandal will produce the next-generation Saildrone Surveyor in Norway

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• Southern Spars

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Southern Spars will manufacture Saildrone Surveyor wings in Poland

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• Innomar Technologie

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Saildrone Voyager integrates an Innomar sub-bottom profiler

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• SpaceX

  Inbound - Connectivity - Saildrone Surveyor integrates Starlink satellite communications

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• AML Oceanographic

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Saildrone Voyager integrates an AML custom autonomous sound-velocity profiler

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• NORBIT

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Saildrone Voyager integrates a NORBIT Winghead multibeam sonar

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• KONGSBERG

  Inbound - robotics sensors - Saildrone Surveyor integrates Kongsberg EM304 MKII and EM2040 multibeam sonar systems

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• Austal

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Austal manufactures Saildrone Surveyor autonomous vessels under an exclusive arrangement

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• Van der Valk Shipyard

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Van der Valk Shipyard will build Saildrone’s first European 52-metre Spectre vessel in the Netherlands

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• Fincantieri Marine Group

  Inbound - Manufacturing Service - Fincantieri Marine Group is set to build Saildrone Spectre USVs at Wisconsin shipyards

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• United States Navy

  Outbound - robotic motion components - The U.S. Navy awarded Saildrone a task order for Voyager USV operations and maritime-domain-awareness support

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• 2025-10-29 - Strategic investment - $50M - Saildrone receives $50M strategic investment from Lockheed Martin

  Lockheed Martin invested $50 million in Saildrone alongside a collaboration to develop defense-ready unmanned surface vessels. - source: saildrone.com

• 2025-05-13 - Investment round - $60M - Saildrone raises USD 60M for European maritime autonomy

  Saildrone closed a USD 60 million investment round led by EIFO to expand maritime autonomy in Europe. - source: saildrone.com

• 2021-10-18 - Series C - $100M - Saildrone raises USD 100M Series C for ocean data drones

  Saildrone closed a USD 100 million Series C round to scale ocean intelligence products and go-to-market functions. - source: saildrone.com

• Lux Capital - Participant - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2021-10-18 - latest 2025-05-13
• Academy Securities - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
• BOND - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18
• Crowley - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
• Crowley Maritime Corporation - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18
• EIFO - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
• Emerson Collective - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18
• Lockheed Martin - Lead - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2025-10-29
• Pinegrove - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
• Social Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18
• Standard Investments - Participant - Corporate / CVC - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2021-10-18
• Tribe Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18
• Washington Harbor Partners - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2025-05-13
• XN - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-10-18

• Richard Jenkins - Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Events

• 2026-09-22 - Regulatory - Saildrone registers first four Voyager USVs under Danish flag

  Saildrone and the Danish Maritime Authority developed the regulatory framework for unmanned vessel registration. The flag-state arrangement provides a formal basis for international operations and European fleet expansion. Saildrone says it intends to seek Danish registration for additional platform types including Surveyor and Spectre.

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• 2026-08-20 - Demonstration - Saildrone Surveyor fires JAGM missiles during RIMPAC

  The live-fire operation was conducted off Hawaii under the Navy Fleet Experimentation Program. The Surveyor acted on target data for a surrogate high-speed surface craft through the ARES combat system. A passive electronic-warfare sensor also detected, classified and identified a surrogate threat radar.

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• 2026-08-20 - Demonstration - Saildrone and Lockheed demonstrate missile launch from USV

  The Surveyor acted on target data for a surrogate high-speed surface craft during the live-fire exercise near Hawaii. The team moved from concept to demonstration in six months in partnership with the U.S. Navy. A separate passive electronic-warfare test used the Surveyor with an MH-60S helicopter to detect, classify and identify a surrogate threat radar.

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• 2026-08-18 - Facility Opening - Saildrone opens Copenhagen headquarters and expands European production

  Van Der Valk Shipyard is slated to build the first European-produced 52-metre Spectre in the Netherlands. Umoe Mandal will produce the next Surveyor generation in Norway, while Southern Spars will build Surveyor wings in Poland. The Copenhagen base supports business development, maintenance, mission management and piloting across Northern Europe.

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• 2026-08-17 - Facility Opening - Saildrone opens European HQ and names three regional build partners

  Van der Valk Shipyard will build the first European 52-metre Saildrone Spectre in the Netherlands. Umoe Mandal will produce the next-generation Surveyor in Norway, while Southern Spars will manufacture Surveyor wings in Poland. The Copenhagen base will support European deployment, maintenance, piloting, mission management, vehicle assembly and technical operations.

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• 2026-08-04 - Contract Award - Saildrone receives $16.3 million Navy task order for Voyager operations

  The extended operations support Joint Interagency Task Force South and U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. Fourth Fleet. Saildrone has operated Voyager vehicles in the region since 2023, providing persistent surveillance across large maritime areas. The company said Voyager operations directly supported an October 2025 interdiction that seized more than $81 million of cocaine.

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• 2026-05-21 - Deployment - Saildrone assigns 10 Explorer USVs to NOAA’s 2026 hurricane mission

  The vehicles are scheduled for the Atlantic, Caribbean and Gulf from July through November. Two Explorers will carry NOAA ASVCO2 sensors for ocean-atmosphere carbon-dioxide measurements. NOAA will set mission objectives while Saildrone operators position the vehicles around developing storms.

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• 2026-05-12 - Deployment - Saildrone deploys 16 Voyager USVs for U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes mission

  Saildrone is deploying 16 Voyager unmanned surface vehicles in support of US Coast Guard missions across the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The Alameda, California-based company announced the deployment on May 11, 2026.

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• 2026-04-20 - Product Launch - Saildrone unveils 52-metre Spectre naval USV design

  Silent Endurance and Stealth variants address long-endurance acoustic and higher-speed kinetic missions. The design supports a payload above 70 tonnes and containerized mission systems. Construction was due to begin ahead of first-vessel sea trials planned for early 2027.

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• 2026-03-03 - Demonstration - Saildrone Voyager operates sub-bottom profiler in Baltic survey

  The profiler collected full-waveform acoustic data on seafloor and sub-seafloor structure. Saildrone reports operation in water depths to 250 metres with penetration to 70 metres depending on sediment. The four-Voyager Baltic mission had operated for six months with 92% fleet uptime.

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• 2026-02-24 - Deployment - Saildrone Surveyor begins Mariana Islands mapping for Woolpert and NOAA

  Woolpert was selected by NOAA and partnered with Saildrone for autonomous data acquisition. Survey data was transmitted to Woolpert in near real time for processing and delivery. The underway contract was expected to conclude in May 2026.

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• 2025-10-29 - Funding - Saildrone receives $50M strategic investment from Lockheed Martin

  Lockheed Martin invested $50 million in Saildrone alongside a collaboration on defense-ready unmanned surface vessels. The companies planned to integrate Lockheed Martin defense payloads with Saildrone unmanned surface vessels. The investment was intended to accelerate larger-platform manufacturing and systems integration.

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• 2025-05-13 - Funding - Saildrone raises USD 60M for European maritime autonomy

  The capital supported a Copenhagen headquarters and operations hub for European defense and security work. Saildrone planned to deploy the first four Voyagers in the Baltic Sea under contract to the Danish Armed Forces.

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• 2025-05-06 - Regulatory - American Bureau of Shipping issues full classification for Saildrone Surveyor

  Saildrone announced that the Surveyor platform received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping. The company said the classification sets a benchmark for safety and reliability in autonomous maritime systems. The milestone validates the Surveyor-class USV for long-duration autonomous maritime operations.

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• 2025-03-10 - Deployment - Saildrone begins unmanned survey of Florida coastal waters

  The deployment supports the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative. Florida DEP is the named public-sector survey counterparty. The deployment places Saildrone's technology into unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations beyond a lab-only setting.

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• 2025-02-03 - Deployment - Saildrone deploys 20 Voyager USVs for Operation Southern Spear

  The mission used the largest Voyager fleet Saildrone had fielded to that date. The deployment supported maritime domain awareness across a counter-trafficking operating area. The deployment places Saildrone's technology into unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations beyond a lab-only setting.

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• 2023-11-07 - Regulatory - Saildrone Voyager Is First USV to Earn ABS Interim Classification

  The classification applied to the 10-meter Saildrone Voyager USV. Voyager supports nearshore mapping, maritime security, and defense applications. The classification created a marine-assurance milestone for commercial USVs.

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• 2023-09-13 - Deployment - Saildrone Voyager launches for U.S. 4th Fleet Windward Stack

  Voyager USVs launched from NAS Key West's Mole Pier and Truman Harbor. The launch supported U.S. 4th Fleet Operation Windward Stack. The operation used commercial unmanned surface vessels for maritime domain awareness and unmanned-systems integration.

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• 2023-08-02 - Deployment - Saildrone resumes autonomous Great Lakes fishery surveys for USGS

  The 2023 mission operated Saildrone vehicle SD-1080 from Erie, Pennsylvania. The campaign collected fishery data using autonomous surface vehicles. An MBARI long-range autonomous underwater vehicle also participated in the wider survey programme.

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• 2023-07-18 - Deployment - Saildrone redeploys hurricane-tested USV for NOAA mission

  The mission returned the Hurricane Sam vehicle to Atlantic hurricane monitoring. NOAA used multiple saildrones to collect ocean-atmosphere data during hurricane season. The deployment places Saildrone redeploys hurricane-tested USV for NOAA mission's technology into unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations beyond a lab-only setting.

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• 2023-06-29 - Deployment - More Ocean Drones Than Ever Deploy for the 2023 Hurricane Season! – Saildrone

  A Saildrone Explorer is a 23 – foot uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) propelled by the wind and powered by solar energy, with a zero operational carbon footprint. In partnership with NOAA, 12 Saildrone Explorers will be deployed throughout the mission – more than any Saildrone mission before. Rapid intensification, when hurricane winds strengthen by 35 mph or more in a matter of hours, can be a serious threat to coastal communities.

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• 2023-06-07 - Regulatory - ABS grants first approval in principle to commercial Saildrone USVs

  The approval covered both Voyager and Surveyor platforms. Approval in principle is an early classification milestone for a new maritime vehicle. Saildrone described it as the first such certificate for a commercial USV.

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• 2023-04-19 - Partnership - Saildrone partners with Seabed 2030 for ocean mapping

  The partnership connects Saildrone USV surveys to the global bathymetry mapping effort. GEBCO and Seabed 2030 are the named ocean-mapping counterparties.

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• 2023-04-14 - Partnership - Austal and Saildrone plan Australian Surveyor production

  The exclusive Australian teaming agreement covers local manufacture of the 20-metre Saildrone Surveyor for Indo-Pacific deployments. Austal said parallel production in Australia and at its Mobile, Alabama shipyard would increase capacity to scale uncrewed-vessel deliveries. The Surveyor is designed for deep-ocean mapping and above- and below-surface intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

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• 2022-09-01 - Commercial Order - Austal USA selected to build 65-foot Saildrone Surveyor USVs

  The Surveyor is a 65-foot, or 20-metre, uncrewed surface vehicle. Its roles include deep-ocean mapping and maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Manufacturing was assigned to Austal USA’s Mobile shipyard.

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• 2021-10-18 - Funding - Saildrone raises USD 100M Series C for ocean data drones

  BOND led the financing. The round supported production and commercialization of autonomous ocean data systems. The capital supports unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations as Saildrone moves toward broader commercial use.

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• 2021-09-30 - Demonstration - Saildrone captures first video from inside a major hurricane

  Saildrone 1045 operated inside Category 4 Hurricane Sam. The mission demonstrated USV data collection in extreme hurricane conditions. The demonstration validates The company's technology in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations.

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• 2020-11-03 - Deployment - Saildrone demonstrates autonomous monitoring of illegal fishing

  The platform used wind and solar power for persistent operation. A 360-degree camera system and onboard GPU supported vessel monitoring. The exercise evaluated a lower-cost approach to maritime-domain awareness.

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• 2020-10-13 - Deployment - Saildrone Fleet Completes First Arctic Mapping Mission

  The purpose of the Saildrone vehicle is to make ocean data collection cost – effective at scale, while not exposing humans to unnecessary risk. The four saildrones are currently making their way back to San Francisco. After an approximately 11.5 – week transit, they rounded Point Hope to begin the North Slope survey.

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• 2020-08-12 - Deployment - Saildrone began an autonomous ocean-mapping mission off Alaska’s North Slope

  Missions A saildrone during a calibration rendezvous with the USCG Cutter Healy in the Chukchi Sea in 2017 After a 11.5-week, 3,000-nautical mile transit, the vehicles have rounded Point Hope and arrived in the Arctic to begin the mission The saildrones are working to identify the 20-meter and 50-meter isobaths (contour lines), delineating a virtual lane to be mapped for safe passage of commercial vessels

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• 2020-07-17 - Deployment - Two Saildrone USVs complete six-month Tropical Atlantic mission

  The vehicles operated from January through July 2020. The mission supported NOAA’s ATOMIC research campaign. The USVs continued measurements after the campaign’s initial intensive observation period.

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• 2020-06-01 - Deployment - NOAA used Saildrone vehicles for an Alaska pollock survey during the 2020 vessel shutdown

  The 2020 AFSC Alaska Pollock Survey will be Saildrone’s seventh mission to the Arctic and the company’s first operational mission The saildrones are expected to reach the Bering Sea in early July to begin the 60-day acoustic survey Saildrone has collaborated with the AFSC and PMEL on several missions in the Arctic since 2015 to develop the vehicle’s capabilities and refine the sensors

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• 2020-01-16 - Market Signal - Atlantic Fleet Studies Tropical Air-Sea Fluxes – Saildrone

  The fleet sampled the North Brazil Current, where warm ocean water mixes with freshwater from the Amazon and Orinoco rivers. The vehicles joined satellites, aircraft, research ships, buoys, floats and autonomous underwater platforms. The campaign aimed to improve climate models by measuring heat and moisture exchange between the tropical ocean and atmosphere.

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• 2019-12-04 - Partnership - Saildrone and GEOMAR used an uncrewed surface vehicle to survey ocean eddies

  SD-1030, equipped with an ADCP sensor, scouting for ocean eddies during the #MOSESeddyhunt Science SD-1030 and RV Meteor during #MOSESeddyhunt phase of the 2019 Saildrone ATL2MED mission The 2019 Saildrone Atlantic to Mediterranean (ATL2MED) mission brings together 12 oceanographic research institutions from seven countries to accomplish a variety of scientific goals

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• 2019-11-21 - Demonstration - Saildrone joins MBARI CANON ocean-observation experiment

  SD 1038 carried a Simrad EK80 echo sounder in addition to the standard Saildrone sensor suite. The experiment launched from the MARS deep-sea observatory about 20 nautical miles offshore of Monterey. The vehicle provided large-scale surveys and continuous context alongside ships, AUVs, gliders, hydrophones and moored instruments.

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• 2019-11-06 - Deployment - Saildrone begins Atlantic-to-Mediterranean carbon-observation mission

  The first phase surveyed ocean eddies around Cabo Verde. GEOMAR led the initial research phase. Saildrone USVs were selected for long distances between remote carbon-observation sites.

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• 2019-10-15 - Deployment - Saildrone presents autonomous approach to global ocean mapping

  The approach targets remote ocean areas that are difficult to survey with crewed research vessels. Uncrewed surface vehicles can collect bathymetric data without a full shipboard survey team. The source presents a mapping method and operating concept, not a completed customer deployment.

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• 2019-08-05 - Capability - Saildrone completes autonomous Antarctica circumnavigation

  The 22,000-kilometer mission lasted 196 days. The vehicle collected climate and ocean data in Southern Ocean conditions. The capability strengthens Saildrone's role in unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations. for named customers, products or deployments.

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• 2019-06-10 - Market Signal - Saildrone plans Antarctic fur-seal tracking mission

  The planned USVs would use echo sounders to survey krill and fish in the seals' foraging area. Researchers intended to compare those acoustic observations with movements from GPS-tagged Antarctic fur seals. The work formed part of the 2019 Saildrone Antarctic Mission and its climate-science programme.

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• 2019-05-29 - Deployment - Largest USV Fleet Ever Launches 5th Annual Arctic Mission – Saildrone

  The sixth saildrone will remain in the Bering Sea to conduct fish stock surveys. ‍ Three of six saildrones deployed from Dutch Harbor, AK, on the 2019 Arctic mission. Last year, four saildrones on two concurrent missions measured ocean currents and air – sea carbon flux and surveyed Arctic cod in the Chukchi Sea. In total, saildrones have traveled some 45,000 nautical miles on NOAA Arctic missions to date.

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• 2019-01-30 - Deployment - Saildrone launches Gulf Stream carbon-exchange mission

  The payload included a NOAA-developed carbon-dioxide sensor. The mission studied heat and carbon transfer between ocean and atmosphere. The campaign used an uncrewed surface vehicle for sustained offshore measurements.

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Profile notes

• Saildrone sells ocean data services as well as autonomous vehicles

  reviewed 2026-07-19 - Saildrone designs and operates uncrewed surface vehicles, but customers can buy missions, observations and data products rather than acquiring and operating the vehicles themselves.

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Relationships

• Seabed 2030

  Technology Partner - Saildrone partnered with Seabed 2030 for ocean mapping data contribution.

• Florida DEP

  Deployment Partner - Saildrone began an unmanned survey supporting Florida DEP seafloor mapping work.

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Shared workflows

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  workflow adjacency - Metocean Data Collection · Ocean Mapping

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Context tags

• Ocean data robotics - Workflow - Saildrone platforms collect ocean, METOC, mapping and maritime-domain data.
• Ocean mapping - Workflow - Saildrone Surveyor is positioned for deep-ocean mapping.
• METOC data collection - Workflow - Saildrone Explorer is positioned for METOC and environmental data collection.
• Long-endurance maritime autonomy - Capability - Surveyor provides 100-day endurance; Explorer is designed for extended presence.
• Autonomous surface vessel OEM - Stack Layer - Saildrone builds autonomous surface vehicle platforms.
• Scaled fleet operations - Commercial Stage - Saildrone operates a mature fleet across ocean data, mapping and defence-facing missions.
• Ocean research and mapping - Customer Environment - Saildrone supports ocean mapping, METOC and environmental data missions.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - USV fleet commercially deployed with government and commercial customers
• Maritime domain awareness - Workflow - Saildrone USVs for maritime surveillance and ocean awareness
• Naval defence customers - Customer Environment - Surveyor is positioned for global defence ISR and maritime missions.
• Maritime surface autonomy platforms - Stack Layer - Core peer group: autonomous surface vessels
• Autonomous surface navigation - Capability - Core technology: wind and solar-powered autonomous navigation
• Defence autonomy builder - Stack Layer - Increasing defence mission relevance
• Autonomous surface vessel operations - Workflow - Core capability: autonomous surface vessel operation
• Robot OEM - Stack Layer - Builds complete autonomous surface vessel systems
• Defence customers - Customer Environment - Growing defence and government customer base
• Maritime operations - Customer Environment - Open ocean and coastal maritime environments

• Saildrone receives $16.3 million Navy task order for Voyager operations

  2026-08-04 · Order / contract · The U.S. Navy awarded Saildrone a $16.3 million task order extending Voyager uncrewed surface vessel operations in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific for persistent maritime-domain awareness and counter-trafficking missions.

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• Austal USA selected to build 65-foot Saildrone Surveyor USVs

  2022-09-01 · Order / contract · Saildrone selected Austal USA to manufacture its 65-foot Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicle in Mobile, Alabama.

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