MEDIA COVERAGE

Ears Under Seabeds: Saildrone’s New Profiler Allows USVs to ‘Hear’ More Underwater

The Innomar Medium SBP equips Saildrone’s Voyager USV with acoustic sensing that penetrates deep below the seabed to map sediment layers.

Early Class Involvement Supports Innovation in Next Generation OSVs

Class involvement helps minimise risk in the uptake of new fuels and novel technologies, supporting safety and innovation, says Dr Wei Huang, ABS director, global offshore and offshore support vessel sector lead.

The Cayman Islands’ Pioneering Journey in Ocean Mapping

The Cayman Islands recently became the first nation to map its entire exclusive economic zone (EEZ) using autonomous systems, marking a significant moment for modern hydrography.

Lockheed Martin to Invest $50M into Saildrone, Plans to Equip USVs with Missile Launchers

Lockheed Martin plans to invest $50 million into California-based maritime drone manufacturer Saildrone, with the goal of equipping Lockheed’s air-to-ground missile launchers onto a Saildrone unmanned surface vessel, the companies announced today.

Autonomous Systems to Become the Backbone of NATO’s Maritime Security

Amid rising threats in the Baltic Sea, autonomous surface vehicles (USVs) provide allies with persistent surveillance and enhanced security at significantly lower operational costs. With their long-endurance presence at sea and real-time data processing capabilities, USVs enable rapid incident response and improve overall fleet efficiency.

Develop the Hybrid Fleet in Southcom

As the Navy develops and fields medium and large unmanned surface vessels and unmanned surface and airborne ISR platforms, SouthCom is a logical and advantageous theater in which to operate them as soon as they are ready.

Remote Ocean Mapping Evolves with USVs

At the forefront of USV innovation is Saildrone, a company that began with a vision of sustainable maritime data collection and has since become one of the world’s premier providers of autonomous ocean mapping vehicles.

Saildrone Gets Full Certification from ABS

This morning, unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone announced that its 65-foot Surveyor vessel has received full classification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). This means it has been inspected and officially meets the (quite rigorous) design, construction, and maintenance standards set out by ABS for all ships—crewed or not.

Saildrone Scores $37M BPA with USCG

The blanket purchase agreement, signed by the Department of Homeland Security, is aimed at providing maritime domain awareness for safety of life at sea in international and U.S. coastal waters.