Saildrone
Alameda, California company that designs, builds and operates wind- and solar-assisted unmanned surface vehicles for maritime ISR, undersea detection, ocean mapping and METOC data.
Alameda, CA · Company
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Saildrone's patented wing technology was developed in 2009 in pursuit of the world land speed record, and its first ocean crossing as a proof of concept took place in 2013. Milestones include the first autonomous Antarctic circumnavigation (2019), the first USV to cross the Atlantic in both directions (2019), video captured inside a Category 4 hurricane at sea (2021), the first production Surveyor launched at Austal USA (2024) and a first Class certificate issued for a USV to Voyager (2023).
The site cites 12+ years of operations, 3 million nautical miles sailed and 70,000 days at sea. Saildrone holds ISO 9001 certification and is backed by investors including BOND, Crowley Maritime Corporation and Lux Capital. Richard Jenkins is founder and CEO.
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