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Saildrone is a maritime defense and oceanographic survey company creating a paradigm shift in how navies, law enforcement, civil government, and commercial organizations obtain the real-time, accurate data required to monitor and protect our oceans. Saildrone’s fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) carries purpose-built payloads supporting border protection, critical infrastructure security, hydrographic survey, offshore energy, and metocean monitoring.
Powered by renewable wind and solar energy, Saildrone USVs provide long-duration operations measured in months, not days. Proprietary software applications and machine learning technology transform collected data into actionable insights and intelligence. Saildrone has sailed more than 1,600,000 nautical miles from the High North to the Southern Ocean and spent over 46,000 days at sea in the harshest ocean conditions on the planet.
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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20 Saildrone Voyager USVs are being deployed in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific for US Navy 4th Fleet to detect illegal activity in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Saildrone has been selected by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to map waters in the Gulf of Mexico as part of the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative.
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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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