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Saildrone uncrewed surface vessel hull number 3001 sailing through deep blue open ocean under a clear sky, its tall gray wing sail marked with a US flag and the words UNMANNED VEHICLE KEEP CLEAR

Usv · Department of Defense

Saildrone Beats the Navy in Court Over a $2.1 Billion Drone Boat Snub

A federal judge found the US Navy treated Saildrone unfairly in its $2.1 billion drone boat competition and froze $600 million until a new review.

Haye KestelooNov 35 min read

An orange-sailed Saildrone Voyager uncrewed sailboat, hull number SD-2015, heads out across grey water past a forested island shoreline

Sweden

Sweden Pays Saildrone for Baltic Sea Data, Not the Boats Collecting It

Four Saildrone Voyager sea drones began a year-long Baltic patrol for the Swedish Navy. Sweden buys their data and leaves the boats to Saildrone.

Haye KestelooOct 26

Two gray Blue Ops Variant 7 uncrewed surface vessels speeding toward the camera across open water, throwing white spray

Industry

Red Cat Bids €205M for Its Drone Boat Engine Maker After Walking Away

Red Cat offers €39 a share, about €205 million, for Steyr Motors, the Austrian maker of its V7 drone boat engine, 12 weeks after walking away.

Haye KestelooOct 19

Splash Industries T-05 unmanned surface vessel carrying a gray Airstrike Pack module with a US flag, running at speed through open blue ocean water.

Department of Defense

Splash Typhoon Drone Boat Launches Kamikaze Drones, Won't Say How Many

Splash Industries' 11-foot Typhoon USV can now launch one-way attack drones from an Airstrike Pack module. The company hasn't said how many, or which ones.

Haye KestelooAug 29

Lockheed Martin

Saildrone Fires First Missiles From Its Robot Ship at US Navy's RIMPAC

Saildrone and Lockheed Martin fired two JAGM missiles from a Surveyor USV at RIMPAC 2026, the first missile launch from the company's uncrewed ships.

Haye KestelooAug 22

Grey Kraken uncrewed surface vessel moored at a floating dock beside a stealth-hulled dstl and L3Harris crewed boat

Security

Royal Navy Drone Cameras Phoned China, And The Paperwork Said NDAA-Compliant

Cameras on the Royal Navy's K3 Scout sea drones sent heartbeat signals to a Chinese IP address. Kraken says the units were NDAA-compliant.

Haye KestelooAug 10

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