Coast Guard, Saildrone team up in northern waters to boost border security, surveillance breakingdefense.com/2026/06/…

Saildrone USVs are equipped with high-resolution 60-degree cameras to capture all sorts of maritime activity, including incredible imagery from inside hurricanes that would otherwise be impossible to capture. But those images aren't just for show!

Strong showing in defense tech and unmanned systems at #SeaAirSpace2026! Thank you to @saildrone's John Mustin and Charley Diaz, and @Saronic's Steve Fellman, Matt Benincasa, and Christian Burto for valuable conversations on autonomous maritime capabilities, innovation, and their critical role in future naval operations. #MaritimeStrategy #USNavy #UnmannedSystems #AutonomousMaritime #Saildrone #Saronic #SeaAirSpace #NavalPower @NavyLeagueUS @Admiral_Foggo

Since 2023, 20 Saildrone Voyagers have supported @NAVSOUS4THFLT and @jiatfs across the Caribbean and Gulf of America—logging 296,190 nm over 9,203 mission days. That’s operational endurance: persistent MDA earned at sea, with 1.4M contacts identified—most not broadcasting AIS.

This week @LockheedMartin is at Navy Leaders #CNE2026 in Farnborough. We’re advancing maritime readiness at speed and scale along with strategic collaboration with @Saildrone. Come and learn about this exciting partnership along with our other technology at stand D23. 📍

Bryan Clark's comments in @BreakingDefense on how unmanned surface vessels can ease operational and sustainment pressures on the Navy's fleet: "Operations and sustainment costs for the Navy tend to be the thing that limits the size and shape of the fleet," said @clarkdefense. Even if more money is available to buy ships, he said, the Navy still has to recruit, train, maintain, fuel, and deploy those forces over decades. USVs offer a way around those labor-intensive cost centers. That is why the concept of "tailored forces" is so important, Clark explained. Rather than defaulting to a standard manned force package for every problem, the Navy can assemble mission-specific formations using the right mix of manned and unmanned systems. Clark described those forces as a way to "take on challenging missions in geographies where we can exploit a forward deployed uncrewed force."

Each DIU project starts with a Service problem and a prototype — but that’s only the beginning. First transitioned in 2022, the @USCG announced this week it’s deploying Autonomous Maritime unmanned surface vessels from @saildrone to the Great Lakes this summer to gather critical weather data for emergency response planning, track illicit activity, and keep maritime borders safe. war.gov/News/News-Stories/Ar…

Sailboat-drone company @saildrone won a $15.5M contract with the US Coast Guard to deploy 16 Saildrone Voyager vessels in the Great Lakes and off the US Northeast coast. tectonicdefense.com/saildron…

Polar ice is melting, changing the calculus of how naval forces must think about the GIUK Gap. Saildrone provides the autonomous USVs required to maintain a continuous, uninterrupted layer of MDA. Read more: go.saildrone.com/4wkPc2Q

Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins had a great time talking Spectre tech with Naval News!

2,800 sq km. Two Saildrone Voyagers. A clear picture of Florida’s seafloor. 🪸 We’ve completed our bathymetric survey off the Gulf Coast, delivering high-res data on reefs and shipwrecks to support the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative. Read more: go.saildrone.com/4vOHihT

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Saildrone on Monday introduced a new class of high-endurance, medium unmanned surface vessels (MUSVs) with two variants, one of which defensedaily.com/saildrone-i…

Saildrone’s Missile-Toting Spectre Enters Navy’s Medium-Sized Unmanned Ship Competition Saildrone has joined forces with defense juggernauts to supersize its proven vehicle concept and equip it with missiles and sub-hunting sensors. twz.com/sea/saildrones-missi…

We are proud to announce that through our U.S. subsidiary Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), we will build Spectre, a new class of high-speed, multi-mission unmanned surface vessel (USV), developed by Saildrone, a global leader and the world’s most experienced operator of unmanned surface vehicles. At approximately 52 meters in length, with a displacement of around 250 tons and a top speed of up to 30 knots, Spectre is the largest, fastest, and most capable Saildrone platform to date. Optimized for anti-submarine warfare operations, the vessel delivers extreme endurance and an ultra-quiet acoustic signature, while remaining adaptable to alternative mission configurations, including higher-speed and low observable operational profiles. The program builds on FMG’s proven expertise in the serial production of advanced aluminum vessels, reinforcing our long-standing commitment to the United States, ensuring continuity with domestic industrial requirements while contributing to the operational readiness of the U.S. Navy and allied maritime forces. With Spectre, we are proud to further consolidate our position as a cornerstone industrial partner in the emerging maritime defense ecosystem, leveraging autonomy, industrial execution and reliable production cycles towards a safer and more innovative future. @saildrone

Saildrone’s Missile-Toting Spectre Enters Navy’s Medium-Sized Unmanned Ship Competition Saildrone has joined forces with defense juggernauts to supersize its proven vehicle concept and equip it with missiles and sub-hunting sensors. twz.com/sea/saildrones-missi…

What a day! Saildrone looking sharp at Sea Air Space 2026. But this is only a small part of the team—the real work goes on behind the scenes. Proud of every single one of them. Go Saildrone 💪 Coming to SAS? Visit us at Booth #1315