SURVEYOR

The Saildrone Surveyor is a 20-meter autonomous uncrewed surface vessel (USV) engineered for persistent blue-water operations across defense, security, and oceanographic missions. Designed for months-long deployments, the platform combines hybrid wind-assisted propulsion with a high-efficiency diesel engine to deliver exceptional endurance, autonomous navigation, and reliable performance in the world’s most challenging maritime environments.

Surveyor supports a wide range of missions, including maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), deep-ocean mapping, undersea sensing, and distributed maritime operations. The platform integrates advanced radar, EO/IR sensors, AIS, passive acoustic systems, machine learning-based target detection, and high-power oceanographic payloads, enabling persistent situational awareness and detailed subsea data collection while operating independently far from shore.

Its high-capacity design provides the power and endurance required for sophisticated sensor suites and mission payloads, making Surveyor suitable for naval, government, and scientific applications requiring continuous autonomous operations.

Key Capabilities

• Blue-water autonomous operations
• Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR)
• Deep-ocean and seabed mapping
• Undersea surveillance and passive acoustic sensing
• Maritime domain awareness
• Machine learning-based target detection
• Oceanographic data collection
• Long-endurance distributed maritime operations
• Advanced sensor and payload integration