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Corsair at USA

[Saronic](/companies/saronic)'s Corsair is a 24-foot autonomous surface vessel (ASV) designed for multi-mission naval operations at scale. Capable of carrying 1,000 lbs of payload over 1,000+ nautical miles at speeds exceeding 35 knots, Corsair features a modular architecture enabling maritime domain awareness, ISR, strike, and force-protection missions.

In July 2026, three Corsair USVs became the first sea drones used in US combat operations, striking Iran's Bandar Abbas Naval Base. The platform also performed the US military's first USV aircrew recovery in June 2026, rescuing downed Apache pilots off Oman. The US Navy awarded Saronic a $392M production contract in December 2025.

Corsair by Saronic Technologies · Unverified · Maritime

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Saronic received $390M production contract from US Navy in 2026.

Exposure

Customer segment
defense
Scale tier
fleet 1000 plus
Customer
US Navy

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Corsair at USA.

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Trust tier
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Last updated
2026-08-27
Model
Corsair
Company
Saronic Technologies
Location
United States/USA
Status
announced
Operator type
maker operated
First seen
2026-01-01
ID
1c7b4f17-c5d6-49fd-88dc-5f6eef6c8b84

Timeline

  1. Jan 2026
    First recorded
    Corsair first documented operating at USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: announced
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/navy-news/2026/u-s-scales-autonomous-vessel-production-with-1-75b-saronic-expansion-of-shipbuilding-capacity
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: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

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Common questions

What is the Corsair deployment at USA?
Corsair, built by Saronic Technologies, is recorded as a deployment at USA on the DEPLOY registry. Saronic Technologies operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Corsair at USA?
Saronic Technologies, the manufacturer of Corsair, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Corsair deployment at USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2026 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Is the Corsair deployment at USA still active?
As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is announced but not yet operating.
Have there been incidents at the Corsair deployment at 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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