California-based USV builder Saildrone says that it successfully test-fired small missiles from its larger Surveyor sail-powered drone platform during the Rim of the Pacific 2026 exercise, adding to ...
Saildrone and Lockheed Martin demonstrated a new armed autonomous naval capability during RIMPAC 2026, successfully launching two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) from a Saildrone Surveyor unmanned ...
The Exail DriX O-16 is an autonomous uncrewed surface vessel designed for surveillance, hydrographic surveys, mine countermeasures, and intelligence missions, delivering advanced maritime capabilities ...
Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail's DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), giving maritime operators a persistent "eye in the sky" launched ...
Elistair and Exail have partnered to integrate the Khronos automated tethered DroneBox on Exail’s DriX unmanned surface vessel (USV), giving maritime operators a persistent “eye in the sky” launched ...
The Royal Navy proved that Unmanned Surface Vessels (USV) can survive at sea after an airdrop and without support from ports or manned vessels. The Royal Navy announced on Jul. 8, 2026 that it ...
Exail has completed sea trials validating third-party sensor integration on its DriX O-16 unmanned surface vessel (USV), a step aimed at expanding the platform’s mission flexibility. Operators ...
A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast of Oman, marking what appears to be the ...
Saildrone's Spectre design is 54 meters long and 250 metric tons, capable of a speed up to 30 knots. (Saildrone) The company released the Saildrone Spectre design, a vessel 54 meters long and 250 ...
For over a decade, Saildrone has been building extreme long-endurance sail/hybrid autonomous sea vessels for ocean data collection and mapping. Now, the company is adapting the tech to create a ...
An Exail DriX USV. The H-9 variant has been selected for C-UAS research by an unspecified defence research organisation. (Exail) Exail's DriX H-9 unmanned surface vehicle (USV) has been selected by an ...