Saildrone, Inc.

Saildrone, Inc. is a maritime defense company and a developer of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), founded in 2012. Its systems combine autonomous operations, edge computing, advanced sensing and renewable power to deliver persistent maritime intelligence for defense, ocean mapping and environmental monitoring. The vehicles are combat-deployed and operate 24/7/365 in extreme conditions, from inside hurricanes to the Arctic.

The company's operating record includes more than 2.5 million nautical miles sailed and 65,000 days at sea across over 12 years of operations. Technical work spans autonomy and autonomous operations, edge computing, advanced sensing, renewable power and maritime intelligence, applied to ocean mapping, environmental monitoring, and national security and force projection.

Saildrone is headquartered in Alameda, California, which houses manufacturing and research and development. Business development and sales are based in Washington, DC, with deployment hubs in Europe and the Middle East and operations extending to the Arctic and worldwide.