The World’s Most Capable USVs
Saildrone’s three classes of USVs have been developed to balance payload flexibility and endurance. Combined with industry-leading hardware, proprietary software, and advanced machine learning, Saildrone USVs are the most trusted platform available for a wide range of critical maritime applications.
BENEFITS
Transforming Ocean Access through Advanced Technology
Fully Managed Mission Service
Saildrone handles the transportation of the vehicles to the area of operations, launches, deploys, and retrieves them, and delivers high-resolution data in near-real time.
Long-duration Operations
Wind propulsion and solar technology allow Saildrone USVs to stay at sea longer than any other vessel available.
Payload Versatility
Customizable sensor payloads to meet a wide range of science, defense, and commercial objectives.
Built for the Harshest Ocean Conditions
A ruggedized platform built to endure extreme conditions, no crewed support vessel required—reducing operational cost, complexity, and risk.
Environmentally Friendly
Quiet operations with low environmental impact and low or no carbon footprint.
Safety at sea
Saildrone is committed to safe operations at sea. All vehicles are equipped with an automatic identification system (AIS) transceiver, navigation lights, high-visibility wing colors, onboard cameras, and/or radar reflector.
nautical miles sailed
Equal to 64.03 times circumnavigating the Earth
days at sea
Equal to 122.7 years for a single vehicle
VEHICLES
The Right Platform for the Mission
Surveyor
Full-ocean depth mapping and extended maritime domain awareness range.
Defense & Security
Bathymetry
Voyager
Coastal operations with a persistent datalink, increased power, and versatile payload configurations.
Defense & Security
Bathymetry
Explorer
Exclusively wind and solar powered for up to 365 continuous days at sea.
All-weather Science & Fisheries
EXPLORE
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Saildrone exceeded our expectations in terms of the size of the payload, speed, data quality, and user interface…Working with the Saildrone team was a pleasure.”
Francisco Chavez
Senior scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
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