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Corsair

About

About Corsair

Corsair is built around a 24-foot hull with a stated range above 1,000 nautical miles, speed above 35 knots and payload capacity of approximately 1,000 pounds. Modular mission bays and sensor interfaces allow the vessel to be configured for surveillance, communications, electronic support or other maritime payloads.

Mission-level autonomy handles navigation and task execution while resilient multichannel communications preserve links when conditions permit. Operators supervise vessels through browser-based mission software, allowing one control team to plan and monitor multiple craft without manually steering each boat throughout the mission.

16 JUL 2026

Saronic selects Brownsville for Port Alpha

18 MAY 2026

Saronic is building the industrial stack around autonomous ships

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Capability areas: Autonomous navigation
  • Workflows: Autonomous Surface Vessel, Maritime domain awareness, Maritime USV
  • Operating environments: Defence operational environment
  • Deployment model: Defence-operated USV for autonomous patrol, sensing and distributed maritime missions.
  • Multi-vehicle control

    Demonstrated - 2026-02-03 - Saronic reports eight Corsair vessels operating more than 70 nautical miles offshore, logging over 4,500 nautical miles and sustaining more than 92 continuous hours.

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  • Autonomous strike mission

    Customer-site use - 2026-07-13 - Saronic Corsair vessels conduct first U.S. sea-drone combat strike

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  • ISR and tactical support

    Demonstrated - 2026-10-13 - The minister described surveillance, reconnaissance and cooperative swarming capabilities evaluated over the preceding weeks.

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  • Autonomous surface transit

    Demonstrated - 2026-02-03 - Saronic reports eight Corsair vessels operating more than 70 nautical miles offshore, logging over 4,500 nautical miles and sustaining more than 92 continuous hours.

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  • Extended sea endurance

    Demonstrated - 2026-02-03 - Saronic reports eight Corsair vessels operating more than 70 nautical miles offshore, logging over 4,500 nautical miles and sustaining more than 92 continuous hours.

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  • Long-range autonomous transit

    Demonstrated - 2026-02-03 - The fleet logged more than 4,500 nautical miles, completed over 30 autonomous harbour transits and sustained long-range operations for more than 92 hours.

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Operations

  • Order / Commitment

    $392 million - 2025-12-08 - U.S. Navy - autonomous surface vessels - Saronic received a $392 million U.S. Navy contract for Corsair autonomous vessels.

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Timeline

  • Saronic’s Corsair evaluated by the Hellenic Navy

    2026-10-13 - Demonstration - The minister described surveillance, reconnaissance and cooperative swarming capabilities evaluated over the preceding weeks. Corsair appeared at the PALASKAS Training Centre alongside Greece’s Pyrpolitis and the PLUTO PLUS and PLUTINO underwater systems. The centre provides joint training, maintenance and basic repair instruction for unmanned and autonomous maritime systems.

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  • Saronic Corsair vessels conduct first U.S. sea-drone combat strike

    2026-07-13 - Deployment - CENTCOM said three one-way attack Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base. The July 12 strike targeted a submarine and ship-maintenance facility. CENTCOM described the operation as the first time American forces employed sea drones in combat operations.

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  • Saronic completes multi-day Corsair deployment with 24/7 operations

    2026-02-03 - Demonstration - Saronic completed a continuous week-long test of eight Corsair vessels operating day and night more than 70 nautical miles offshore. The fleet logged more than 4,500 nautical miles, completed over 30 autonomous harbour transits and sustained long-range operations for more than 92 hours. Testing covered autonomous loiter, 1,000-plus-nautical-mile range and communications-denied missions across sea states 2 to 5.

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  • U.S. Navy discloses $392M Corsair production contract with Saronic

    2025-12-06 - Contract Award - The U.S. Navy disclosed a $392 million production contract covering Saronic's 24-foot Corsair unmanned surface vessel. The Navy presented the award as moving Corsair from prototype to production in under twelve months through an Other Transaction Authority agreement. Saronic said its investment in production infrastructure and capacity would support delivery at the speed and quantity required by the mission.

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  • Saronic unveils Corsair autonomous surface vessel

    2024-10-23 - Product Launch - Saronic introduced Corsair as its third autonomous surface-vessel model and the largest vessel in its line at the time. The company disclosed a 24-foot hull, 1,000-nautical-mile range, 1,000-pound payload capacity and top speed above 35 knots. Saronic positioned Corsair for blue-water missions including maritime-domain awareness and delivery of kinetic or non-kinetic effects.

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Context

Market context

24-foot autonomous surface vessel: modular multi-mission maritime platform for rapid deployment across defense maritime missions.

  • Target environment: Littoral, coastal and open-water defence environments.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous navigation, maritime domain awareness, payload carriage and uncrewed surface operations.
  • Deployment model: Defence-operated USV for autonomous patrol, sensing and distributed maritime missions.
  • Commercial maturity: Public product in Saronic's USV family.
  • Adoption constraints: Requires maritime autonomy validation, payload integration, command links and naval operating concepts.
  • Market position: Larger operational USV in Saronic's fleet for autonomous maritime defence missions.
  • Adjacent products: Autonomous surface vessel for distributed naval sensing, patrol and payload operations.

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