The Bay Area autonomous maritime company brings persistent surveillance to the Great Lakes and Northeast under a $15.5 million Coast Guard contract. Saildrone is deploying 16 Voyager unmanned surface vehicles in support of US Coast Guard missions across the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The Alameda, California-based company announced the deployment on May 11, 2026. The deal … [Read more...] about Saildrone Deploys 16 Voyager USVs for Coast Guard Great Lakes Mission
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WaiV Robotics Debuts Maritime VTOL Landing Pad with $7.5M Seed Round
The London-based maritime startup unveils a gyro-stabilized landing pad that recovers VTOL drones on vessels as small as 10 meters in high sea states. WaiV Robotics has launched the first fully automatic landing and takeoff platform for VTOL drones operating at sea. The London-based company introduced the system on May 5, 2026, backed by $7.5 million in seed funding. The … [Read more...] about WaiV Robotics Debuts Maritime VTOL Landing Pad with $7.5M Seed Round
Woolpert and Saildrone Deploy Autonomous USV for NOAA Seafloor Mapping Near Mariana Islands
Woolpert and Saildrone have partnered to collect and process bathymetric survey data for NOAA's Ocean Exploration and Office of Coast Survey. The mission supports safe navigation and ocean mapping initiatives, including the National Strategy for Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing the United States Exclusive Economic Zone and the Seabed 2030 initiative. The … [Read more...] about Woolpert and Saildrone Deploy Autonomous USV for NOAA Seafloor Mapping Near Mariana Islands
USV Constellation Partnership Advances Ocean Monitoring Network Development
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Oceanic Constellations, a Kamakura-based maritime startup, has signed a joint demonstration contract with Keihin Dock—the Japan Mail Ship Group's sole shipbuilder—to establish mass production infrastructure for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). … [Read more...] about USV Constellation Partnership Advances Ocean Monitoring Network Development
Saildrone Completes Bathymetric Survey of Cayman Islands EEZ
Saildrone has successfully completed a comprehensive bathymetric mapping mission across the Cayman Islands' exclusive economic zone (EEZ), covering approximately 90,000 square kilometers of seabed over roughly 300 mission days. The autonomous survey utilized a Saildrone Surveyor uncrewed surface vehicle (USV) to collect high-resolution ocean data across depths ranging from 20 … [Read more...] about Saildrone Completes Bathymetric Survey of Cayman Islands EEZ
