Saildrone's Surveyor is a 20-meter unmanned surface vessel developed with Lockheed Martin. A missile-armed variant equipped with a launcher for four JAGM missiles conducted its first firing demonstration at RIMPAC 2026 off Hawaii, marking the first missile launch from Saildrone's uncrewed ships.
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Control / autonomy level | Fully autonomous (human-off-the-loop, AI-navigated) |
| Domain | Surface (USV) |
| Mission / use case – civil | Research |
| Mission / use case – military | ISR |
| Propulsion | Solar-augmented |
| Range / endurance | Long endurance (>24 hrs) |
| Confidence | low |