Saildrone, Inc.

Saildrone, Inc. is a maritime defense company and a manufacturer of autonomous unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Founded in 2012, the company designs and builds USV systems that combine autonomous operations, edge computing, advanced sensing and renewable power, and provides persistent maritime intelligence for defense, ocean mapping and environmental monitoring missions.

The company's vehicles have sailed more than 2.5 million nautical miles and spent 65,000 days at sea over more than 12 years of operations. Its systems are active and combat-deployed on a 24/7/365 basis, supporting national security and force projection for governments worldwide, and have operated in the Arctic and in hurricane conditions. Technical work spans autonomy, edge computing, sensing, renewable power and the manufacturing and R&D of unmanned surface technology.

Saildrone is headquartered in Alameda, California, which houses its manufacturing and research and development operations. Business development and sales are based in Washington, DC, with deployment hubs in Europe and the Middle East. The company describes its relationships with governments as trust-based partnerships, and its work as focused on providing a decisive edge at sea.