Saildrone begins unmanned survey of Florida coastal waters

Mar 10, 2025 · Deployment · Saildrone · Defense

Saildrone began an unmanned survey of Florida coastal waters using uncrewed surface vessels.

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  • The deployment supports the Florida Seafloor Mapping Initiative.
  • Florida DEP is the named public-sector survey counterparty.
  • The deployment places Saildrone's technology into unmanned aircraft, air mobility or counter-drone operations beyond a lab-only setting.

Saildrone builds and operates uncrewed surface vehicles for maritime intelligence, ocean mapping, ISR and environmental monitoring. Its platforms combine wind or solar power, onboard sensing and autonomy for long-endurance ocean missions.