Event

Saronic expands Louisiana shipyard with $300M investment

Dec 3, 2025 · Production Milestone · Saronic · Defense

  • Saronic announced a $300 million investment to expand its Franklin, Louisiana shipyard and increase production capacity for its autonomous vessel fleet.
  • The company said the project would add more than 300,000 square feet of new production capacity, including large-vessel assembly infrastructure for Marauder.
  • Saronic said the expansion would support 1,500 new jobs and connect with its broader Port Alpha shipbuilding strategy.

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
Defense
Event type
Production Milestone
Added to Korthos
Mar 31, 2026
Geography
Austin, Texas · United States