The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Saab Seaeye: 2 models, 2 deployments across 2 regions. 2 sources back the record.
CategoryMaritime
Overview
Swedish underwater robotics division of Saab, developing electric ROV (remotely operated vehicle) systems for subsea inspection, Construction, and intervention. Products include Falcon, Sabertooth, and eWROV platforms.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Managing Director
HQ
Founded
Products
eWROV
Fleet operator
Incidents
Data & sources
Web sources
2
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Models (2)
View all models →Current platform
Seaeye Leopard
Electric work-class ROV with 11-thruster vectored configuration. Depth rating 3000m. Advanced manipulator and tooling capability for subsea construction and survey.
Current platform
Seaeye Falcon
Electric light work-class ROV with 5-thruster vectored configuration. Depth rating 300m. Used for inspection, observation, and light intervention offshore.
Saab Seaeye on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified May 2023. Explore where Saab Seaeye's robots are operating, by place and type.
View the full Saab Seaeye deployment record →
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Jonathan Beaumont executivesecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Saab Seaeye.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Saab Seaeye2 deployments
Recent coverage
Saab Seaeye in third-party press
Peers
34 peers across 1 segment. Every Saab Seaeye competitor derived from shared form-factor and application-domain edges.
marine(34)
29 companies in this segment · highly_concentrated (HHI 5727.802012906746) · leader Anduril Industries at 7141%
- Anduril Industriesdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- BAE Systemsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Bedrock Oceandirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Roboticsdirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Blue Water Autonomydirect competitor(inferred)strong
- Deep Trekkerdirect competitor(inferred)strong
Supplied by (2)
Supply-chain reach
1 total transitive counterparties · 3 upstream · 1 downstream · depth 1
Single points of failureMaxon Motor, Saab AB, Teledyne Marine
Sensors
- Teledyne Technologiesvia Seaeye LeopardTeledyne RD Instruments 300 kHz DVL -- navigation and station-keeping on heavy-work Leopard ROVsupplies
- Teledyne Technologiesvia Seaeye FalconTeledyne RD Instruments 300/600 kHz DVL -- Doppler Velocity Log for station-keeping and navigationsupplies
Inbound supply edges feeding this company directly or via the models it owns. Same source bar as the outbound view (verified against at least two strong sources).
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- private_reported
- Lifecycle stage
- growth
- Counterparty risk class
- moderate
Each numeric field carries its own basis marker. Aggregators report a number; this surface preserves the source class so verification depth travels with the value.
Timeline
Every recorded move in Saab Seaeye’s history, most recent first: funding rounds, partnerships, acquisitions, supply-chain starts, key hires, and press.
Started supplyingBecame supplier to Subsea 7
2026-08-23Supply: ROV units for subsea operations to Subsea 7
New supplierNew supplier: Maxon Motor
2026-08-23Supply: Thruster motors for ROVs from Maxon Motor
New supplierNew supplier: Teledyne Marine
2026-08-23Supply: Acoustic positioning and imaging from Teledyne Marine
New supplierNew supplier: Saab AB
2026-08-23Supply: Parent company — ROV manufacturing from Saab AB
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Remotely Operated Vehicle - Seaeye Falcon
- Record createdJun 7, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMay 1, 2023
Seaeye Leopard at Gdansk
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 1, 2005
Seaeye Falcon at United Kingdom
Sources (2)
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Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Saab Seaeye.Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Saab Seaeye from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Saab Seaeye SR20 eWROV Successfully Completes Inland Water Trials
Saab UK’s Seaeye SR20 eWROV, its next-generation all-electric work-class remotely operated vehicle (ROV), has successfully completed a comprehensive program of inland water…
Seaeye: 40 years below the surface
Saab Seaeye celebrates 40 years of underwater robotics innovation, led by Managing Director Jon Robertson, with Falcon, Sabertooth, and eWROV platforms.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/saab-seaeye.md
- RSS feed: /companies/saab-seaeye/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/7d3ab311-48b3-46de-b902-a8d938253a3a
- Revision history: /companies/saab-seaeye/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Anduril Industries7 models
- BAE Systems3 models
- Blueye Robotics3 models
- Cellula Robotics3 models
- Kongsberg Maritime3 models
- Rekise Marine3 models
Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Saab Seaeye draws attention at the 8th percentile but verifies reality at the 39th percentile among underwater robots. Hype Gap -31, 18th widest among underwater robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Limited public funding data for capital position assessment.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 7, 2026