EXPLORE OUR MISSIONS

Explore real-world missions where Saildrone USVs delivered ISR, mapping, and METOC data—from the Arctic to the Antarctic.

Operationalizing Saildrone to Counter Drug Trafficking and Illegal Fishing

The Navy brought unmanned systems to US Fourth Fleet to support long-term operations that counter drug trafficking and illegal fishing.

Mission Details
12,500 sq nm

Total area covered

116,000

Unique contacts detected

$4.25

Cost per sq nm per day

Revolutionizing Cable Route Surveys with USVs

A landmark mission proving autonomous vehicles can match traditional survey performance while cutting costs, risks, and emissions in deep-ocean mapping.

Mission Details
1

Number of Surveyor USVs

4,500 km

Area covered

5,500 meters

Max depth surveyed

Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration

A long-term survey around the Aleutian Islands and off the coast of California to address ocean exploration gaps in remote areas with USVs.

Mission Details
13,112 sq nm

US EEZ seafloor mapped

1,000 m

Height of seamount discovered

4,000 nm

Round-trip transit to operation area

Pioneering Uncrewed Seafloor Mapping Across a Remote Caribbean EEZ

Delivering a modern baseline bathymetric dataset to support navigation, marine stewardship, and the growth of the Cayman Islands’ Blue Economy.

Mission Details
90,000 sq km

of seafloor surveyed

~300

mission days of autonomous operations

900+

sound-velocity profile casts executed

Enhancing Border Monitoring with Persistent MDA

Mission Details
5

Number of vehicles

30,000

Number of detections

94%

Operational efficiency

Pioneering Uncrewed Seafloor Mapping Across a Remote Caribbean EEZ

Tracking Alaska Red King Crab with USVs

Pacific Hake and Coastal Pelagic Species Survey

Operationalizing Saildrone to Counter Drug Trafficking and Illegal Fishing

Surveying Ice, CO2 & Fisheries in the Arctic

Improving Prediction of El Niño Weather Events in the Pacific Ocean

Demonstrating Autonomous Deep Ocean Mapping

Surveying Sandeel and Saithe in the North Sea

Enhancing Border Monitoring with Persistent MDA

Studying Cloud Circulation in the Tropical Atlantic

Tracking Vulnerable Apex Predators

Providing Persistent MDA in Remote Areas for USCG

Enhancing European Ocean Observations & Forecasting

Improving Hurricane Rapid Intensification Forecasting

NASA Multi-Sensor Improved Sea Surface Temperature Project

Surface, CO2, and ADCP Measurements at the Arctic Ice Edge

Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration

Augmenting Ship-based Fish Stock Surveys

Integrating USVs & AI into an Operational Maritime Environment

Mapping the Gulf of Maine to Identify Deep-sea Coral Habitat

Demonstrating Shallow-water Multibeam Bathymetry

Cross-calibration of CO2 Measurements at Remote Fixed Ocean Stations

Fastest Atlantic Crossing by a USV

Measuring CO2 Uptake in the Southern Ocean

Revolutionizing Cable Route Surveys with USVs

Studying the Impact of Sound on Fish Stock Assessments

Baja California Satellite Calibration & Validation

Improving Natutical Charts in the Arctic

Alaska Pollock Survey for Sustainable Fisheries Management

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