Event

Saronic acquires Gulf Craft and unveils Marauder

Apr 16, 2025 · Acquisition · Saronic · Defence

  • Saronic announced the purchase of a Louisiana shipyard formerly owned by Gulf Craft to serve as the prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel fleet.
  • The company said the site added Gulf Coast shipbuilding infrastructure and workforce capacity to support autonomous shipbuilding at scale.
  • Saronic also introduced Marauder, a 150-foot autonomous surface vessel intended to anchor its medium-class vessel expansion.

Saronic is a defense technology company building autonomous surface vessels for maritime security, naval operations and autonomous shipbuilding. Its systems combine vessel hardware, autonomy software and mission capability.

Company
Saronic
Segment
Defence
Event type
Acquisition
Geography
Austin, Texas · United States