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Surveyor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA

Saildrone's Surveyor is its largest extreme-range blue-water autonomous surface vehicle, combining wind-powered propulsion with solar-powered meteorological, oceanographic, acoustic, and ISR sensors for long-endurance deep-ocean mapping and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.

Surveyor by Saildrone · Unverified · Maritime

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Saildrone Surveyor SD-3001 departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Jul 8 2026 to participate in NATO naval exercises. 20m Surveyor equipped with Lockheed Martin JAGM launcher. Live-fire demonstrations planned summer 2026.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Surveyor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA.

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Last updated
2026-08-27
Model
Surveyor
Company
Saildrone
Location
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA
Operator
Saildrone
Status
operational
First seen
2026-07-08
ID
39487e7a-d995-41a1-8758-8d6ba25a1814

Timeline

  1. Jul 2026
    First recorded
    Surveyor first documented operating at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldDefenseNews/comments/1urupzd/us_navy_expands_unmanned_surface_vessel_operations/ · 2026-07-08
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-27

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-27

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: superseded

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

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unclassified
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Common questions

What is the Surveyor deployment at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA?
Surveyor, built by Saildrone, is recorded as a deployment at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Saildrone operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Surveyor at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA?
Saildrone, the manufacturer of Surveyor, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Surveyor deployment at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting July 8, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Surveyor deployment at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

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