Saildrone

Saildrone is a defense prime contractor based in Alameda, United States working in unmanned systems, naval systems, c4isr +3 more.

Saildrone is a California-based maritime defense and ocean data company that builds long-endurance autonomous uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs). Its platforms are wind- and solar-powered and operate for months without refuelling. The company supplies maritime domain awareness and undersea detection and acoustic surveillance for navies and coast guards, including anti-submarine warfare and protection of subsea infrastructure. It also supplies metocean observation, hydrographic and bathymetric mapping, and sub-bottom profiling for government science agencies, offshore energy and telecommunications operators. Reported work includes US Navy operations in the US Fourth Fleet area, US Customs and Border Protection and US Coast Guard evaluations, NOAA hurricane missions, and the Cayman Islands EEZ survey. The company reports more than 2 million nautical miles sailed and 60,000 days at sea. Investors include BOND, XN, Crowley Maritime Corporation and Lockheed Martin, which announced a 50 million investment in 2025 to equip USVs with missile launchers.