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Saildrone is a defense company delivering maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance products to military, homeland security, and commercial customers.
Saildrone unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are extreme-endurance platforms equipped with advanced sensors and proprietary AI to provide persistent insights above and below the sea surface. Insights that support border security, law enforcement, undersea infrastructure protection, hydrography, and naval power applications. With more than 2,000,000 nautical miles sailed and 50,000 days at sea, Saildrone USVs are trusted by governments across the planet and set the standard for cost-efficient maritime intelligence in the world's harshest environments.
Saildrone's patented wing technology was born from 10 years of R&D in pursuit of the land speed record. The company is headquartered in Alameda, CA, and backed by BOND, XN, Standard Investments, Emerson Collective, Crowley Maritime Corporation, Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund, Lux Capital, Social Capital, Tribe Capital, The Schmidt Family Foundation, and Exor Seeds.
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Saildrone Voyager USVs deliver persistent surveillance, detect high-interest vessels, and enable rapid-response coordination during NATO’s Baltic Sea demonstration.
The 26-day mission demonstrated that Saildrone can deliver deep-water mapping accuracy comparable to traditional vessels while reducing HSE risk and cost.
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Two Saildrone Voyagers equipped with high-powered radar sailing in the Caribbean Sea. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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(221007-N-NS602-1218) ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 7, 2022) A Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vessel (USV) operates with fast response cutter USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142) in the Arabian Gulf during exercise Phantom Scope, Oct. 7. During the bilateral exercise between the United States and United Kingdom, USVs operated in conjunction with crewed ships and naval command centers ashore in Bahrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Roland Franklin) This work, U.S., UK Navies Conduct Unmanned Exercise in Arabian Gulf [Image 8 of 8], by CPO Roland Franklin, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright. Any use must include Photo Credit and non-DoD endorsement disclaimer: "The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) visual information does not imply or constitute DoD endorsement."
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Saildrone Surveyor wing lifted into place at Saildrone HQ. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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A group of 10 Saildrone Voyagers await deployment in Key West, FL. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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Saildrone HQ is located on the former Naval Air Station Alameda, across the Bay from San Francisco. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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Saildrone Voyager equipped for coastal mapping in the Atlantic Ocean. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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Saildrone Explorer equipped with a Hurricane wing for the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane mission. This vehicle previously sailed through Category 4 Hurricane Sam in 2021. Credit: Courtesy Saildrone.
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