Austal and Saildrone plan Australian Surveyor production
Austal Australia and Saildrone agreed to pursue local production of the Surveyor uncrewed surface vessel for Indo-Pacific missions.
Evidence notes
- The exclusive Australian teaming agreement covers local manufacture of the 20-metre Saildrone Surveyor for Indo-Pacific deployments.
- Austal said parallel production in Australia and at its Mobile, Alabama shipyard would increase capacity to scale uncrewed-vessel deliveries.
- The Surveyor is designed for deep-ocean mapping and above- and below-surface intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.