Saildrone

What does Saildrone offer?

Saildrone describes unmanned surface vehicles for maritime intelligence, ocean mapping and environmental sensing. Its published platforms include Explorer, Voyager, Surveyor and Spectre, with different mission and payload roles. The company's current portfolio distinguishes persistent sensing and mapping from other mission effects. Compare the mission data and service scope alongside the vessel rather than assuming a single standard maritime product.

Questions for a shortlist

Clarify whether the proposal supplies a platform, an operated mission, data access or a combination. Ask which sensors and payloads are included, how collection is tasked, how data is delivered and what support is covered. Establish the operating area, collection schedule, communications assumptions and data-use terms before comparing a persistent survey mission with a vessel acquisition.

At a glance

Location

Alameda, California, United States

Capabilities

Autonomous systems, Sensing & intelligence, Maritime systems

Markets

Defense, Maritime

Autonomous vessels

Its uncrewed maritime platforms include Voyager for coastal missions and Surveyor for long-duration ocean intelligence and mapping.

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Research related technology sectors

• Autonomous Systems
• Drones and Uncrewed Systems
• Sensors and Electronic Warfare

What federal contract awards are matched to Saildrone?

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Patent publications

8 patent publications.

• Semi-flexible instrumentation mountUS 12434795 B2 · Utility patent grant · Oct 7, 2025
• Unmanned sailing vehicle control systemUS 12168504 B2 · Utility patent grant · Dec 17, 2024
• Autonomous ocean data collectionUS 11731748 B2 · Utility patent grant · Aug 22, 2023
• Square-rig wing sail for unmanned surface vehiclesUS 11084561 B2 · Utility patent grant · Aug 10, 2021
• Autonomous ocean data collectionUS 11059553 B2 · Utility patent grant · Jul 13, 2021