Saildrone delivers maritime ISR with extreme-endurance USVs, supporting defense, government, and commercial customers. 2M+ nm sailed & 50K+ days at sea
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Saildrone is BACK in the Southern Ocean. The 1st Explorer has deployed on a 5-year mission to circumnavigate Antarctica and collect carbon-cycle data. Days later, SD-1092 was already in 50-knot winds and 8m+ waves. This is what Saildrone was built for.
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Four Saildrone Voyager USVs are now registered in Denmark and will operate under the Danish flag—the first time Saildrone USVs will operate under a national flag.
The milestone builds on ABS classification and supports continued expansion across Europe.
go.saildrone.com/4cYnIYP
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Saildrone was pleased to host Arthur H. Barber, commissioner, and Henry Carroll, senior researcher, on @FutureNavyComm with our partners from Lockheed Martin.
The commission will play a critical role in shaping the composition of the Navy and the role of unmanned systems.
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Saildrone is expanding our teams around the world, from our engineering staff at headquarters in California, to our customer-facing teams based in Washington, DC. Come help us build the world’s most operationally proven USV.
Latest opportunities at saildrone.com/careers
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Saildrone has been awarded a $10M task order by @NavyOceans to conduct bathymetric surveys in the Atlantic.
Only 28.7% of the world’s oceans are mapped to modern standards. High-res seafloor data supports safe nav, submarine ops, and mission planning.
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Great interview with @NOAA PMEL’s Dr. Meghan Cronin on @foxweather about our 8th year of observations in the tropical Pacific.
With what could be a historic El Niño developing, Saildrone is collecting critical data to help improve forecasts.
Watch: foxweather.com/watch/fmc-vq0…
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[VIDEO] @saildrone at DALO 2026: Historic JAGM Firing, Spectre USV & European Expansion
Naval News interviews Robert Kleist, Managing Director of Saildrone Denmark, at DALO Industry Days 2026.
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Saildrone and @NOAA's PMEL recently deployed 4 Saildrone Explorer USVs to monitor El Niño’s strength, filling in critical data gaps that static infrastructure misses, improving weather forecasts, and strengthening national security.
Read more: go.saildrone.com/4h0kANm
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The Chukchi Sea is one of the most demanding environments in the world. Saildrone is operating there now.
Freezing temperatures, rough seas, ice, extreme remoteness… and a few walruses.
A fun reminder that persistent observation can reveal more than the mission at hand.
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ICYMI: Saildrone CEO Richard Jenkins and European Managing Director Robert Kleist talked to @tectonicdefense's Erin O'Brien about our new Copenhagen office as well as plans to expand operations and production throughout Europe.
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We were pleased to host VADM Michael Vernazza, NAVIFOR, and @LockheedMartin at Saildrone HQ. The visit focused on our operational history with the US Navy, progress on Saildrone Spectre, and expanding autonomous maritime capability with proven payloads.
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WATCH IT HAPPEN: Six months of engineering and systems integration with @LockheedMartin led to the first live-fire demonstration in Saildrone history.
At RIMPAC, SD-3001 launched two JAGM missiles while operating with @USNavy assets.
The work continues: go.saildrone.com/4wHbISD
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Saildrone, @LockheedMartin & the @USNavy successfully launched two JAGM missiles from a Saildrone Surveyor USV during RIMPAC, demonstrating how proven USVs can rapidly integrate combat-ready payloads for more complex maritime missions.
Read more: go.saildrone.com/4wHbISD
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Saildrone is opening its EU HQ in Copenhagen and launching production contracts in Norway, Poland, and the Netherlands to build USVs locally and deliver sovereign capability to our European customers.
Read more: go.saildrone.com/4qq5a9p
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84,000 nautical miles. Seven months. Five Saildrone Surveyors. 🌊
In 2026 alone, our Surveyor fleet has sailed the equivalent of nearly 4 trips around the globe—proving range, endurance, and reliability where it matters most: at sea.
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The Great Lakes drive 1.5M+ jobs & supply drinking water to millions. To protect them, Saildrone USVs are on station with the @USCG on Lake Erie and will remain on station for as long as the work requires. The mission doesn’t pause for nights or weekends. Neither does Saildrone.
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For 236 years, the US Coast Guard has had the watch. Across millions of square miles of ocean, their crews ensure freedom of navigation, save lives, and power our economy.
Today, we honor their relentless vigilance and resolve.
Semper Paratus. Happy 236th Birthday, @USCG.
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Patrolling the US southern maritime border, Saildrone Voyager USVs serve as a critical deterrent and alarm. Operating with the Navy’s 4th Fleet, a Voyager USV enabled an $81M maritime cocaine seizure—proving the value USVs bring to daily operations.
go.saildrone.com/4wy0HUd
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Saildrone is now on mission with @NOAA for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.
Deployed across the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf, the USVs will intercept developing storms and transmit near-real-time measurements from the air and ocean.
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