Saildrone: Maritime Defense and Oceanographic Survey Solutions

Defense & Security

Defending nations, protecting national interests, and enabling regional security.

Ocean Survey

Understanding the properties, characteristics, and physical processes of a site of interest.

Defense & Security

Defending nations, protecting national interests, and enabling regional security.

Ocean Survey

Understanding the properties, characteristics, and physical processes of a site of interest.

USE CASES

From Surface to Seafloor, Data for Every Mission

Homeland Security

Our maritime border is the front line of homeland security. Saildrone pushes the border out with cost-effective unmanned surface vehicles that detect and track threats for interception well before they reach our shores.

Surface and Subsurface Defense

With over 70% of Earth covered in water, 80% of the global population living in coastal areas, 90% of global trade traveling over the seas, and 99% of global information traveling through undersea infrastructure, awareness of activity on, above, and below the surface is fundamental to national security.

Critical Infrastructure Security

Critical undersea infrastructure (CUI), including fiber optic cables, power transmission cables, and pipelines, is vital for public safety, commerce, and national security. Anticipate environmental threats and detect and deter hostile activities to critical underwater infrastructure with Saildrone USVs.

Transocean Cables

Ideal for subsea cable route surveys, Saildrone’s survey solution is low-cost, low-impact, and easily scalable—with assets that are readily available to meet customer timelines.

Offshore Energy

Saildrone is the leading solution for offshore energy development and protection. From site surveys to security, we provide turnkey service in real time—and around the clock.

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BENEFITS

A Force Multiplier for Enhanced Decision Making

Saildrone designs and develops advanced autonomous technology to monitor and safeguard the world’s oceans. Our track record reflects unparalleled endurance and capability, with over 50,000 days at sea and 2 million nautical miles sailed from the High North to the Southern Ocean and into the eye of a hurricane.

Immediate Availability

Shipbuilding is at capacity, behind schedule, and over budget. Saildrone provides tangible, field-ready solutions to transform the maritime battlespace—available now.

Near Real Time Insights

Integrate Saildrone directly into your system through our secure web API or access mission data via the Saildrone Mission Portal web application.

Reduced Risk to Force

With Saildrone USVs, organizations can extend their reach further without risking personnel or assets.

Proven Track Record of Success

Saildrone has a decade of global experience operating in challenging environments for US Navy, US Coast Guard, Custom and Border Protection, NOAA, NASA, and other domestic and international customers.