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

12,500 sq nm

Total area covered

116,000

Unique contacts detected

$4.25

Cost per sq nm per day

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

Mission Details

Revolutionizing Cable Route Surveys with USVs

Number of Surveyor USVs

4,500 km

Area covered

5,500 meters

Max depth surveyed

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

Mission Details

Aleutians Uncrewed Ocean Exploration

13,112 sq nm

US EEZ seafloor mapped

1,000 m

Height of seamount discovered

4,000 nm

Round-trip transit to operation area

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

Pioneering Uncrewed Seafloor Mapping Across a Remote Caribbean EEZ

90,000 sq km

of seafloor surveyed

~300

mission days of autonomous operations

900+

sound-velocity profile casts executed

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

Mission Details

Enhancing Border Monitoring with Persistent MDA

Number of vehicles

30,000

Number of detections

94%

Operational efficiency

Mission Details

Recent Missions

Thank you! Your submission has been received!

Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

Cross-calibration of CO2 Measurements at Remote Fixed Ocean Stations

A nine-month voyage from Cabo Verde, off the coast of West Africa, through the Mediterranean Sea to Trieste, Italy, in the Adriatic Sea.

Details

Tracking Alaska Red King Crab with USVs

Tracking seasonal movements of Alaska red king crab using a Saildrone USV equipped with an acoustic receiver.

Details

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

Saildrone’s 5th annual Arctic mission was a joint effort between NOAA and NASA, part of the NOPP Arctic MISST project.

Details

Demonstrating Shallow-water Multibeam Bathymetry

Saildrone's first shallow-water multibeam bathymetry mission in the Gulf of Mexico.

Details

Pacific Hake and Coastal Pelagic Species Survey

This 60-day effort to assess stocks of Pacific hake and five coastal pelagic species was carried out in two sub-missions extending the full length of the US west coast.

Details

Fastest Atlantic Crossing by a USV

The fastest Atlantic crossing by an autonomous vehicle, and the first vehicle to cross the Atlantic in both directions.

Details

Measuring CO2 Uptake in the Southern Ocean

The world's first autonomous circumnavigation of Antarctica, enabling new key insights into ocean and climate processes.

Details

Augmenting Ship-based Fish Stock Surveys

A 100-day mission from Vancouver Island to San Diego to assess fish stocks, count marine mammals, and test how uncrewed surface vehicles can augment ship-based sampling.

Details

Baja California Satellite Calibration & Validation

A 60-day cruise to study sea surface temperature and air-sea heat fluxes along dynamic frontal regions off the coast of California.

Details

Start Your Mission Today

Saildrone's autonomous vehicles provide cost-effective solutions for in situ data collection in remote ocean regions.

Make an Inquiry