Robot model
Triton
Ocean Aero (founded 2012 in Gulfport, Mississippi by US Navy veterans, led by CEO Kevin Decker) makes the Triton, the only surface-and-subsea hybrid vehicle in…
- Manufacturer
- Ocean Aero
- Form factor
- maritime_surface
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 1
- Website
- oceanaero.com ↗
Overview
Ocean Aero (founded 2012 in Gulfport, Mississippi by US Navy veterans, led by CEO Kevin Decker) makes the Triton, the only surface-and-subsea hybrid vehicle in the cohort and its genuine differentiator: a dual-mode autonomous underwater and surface vehicle that sails on wind and solar power for more than 30 days at up to about five knots on the surface and submerges for more than ten days to 100 meters at about two knots, at roughly 15 feet and 1,500 pounds with a minimal radar cross-section and payloads including cameras, side-scan sonar, and mine-neutralization gear in development. It is primarily a vessel maker that also runs some operations with its own personnel, on about $60.2 million raised including from James Fisher and Sons. The registry records it at pilot maturity with an explicit scale gap: it is a real fielded vehicle with named deployments, including continuous autonomous subsea surveillance at the Port of Gulfport since May 2025, a US Navy Task Force 59 evaluation since 2023, and Black Sea operations, but it has no sustained-scale evidence, with no cumulative nautical-mile or sea-day figures, and its stated manufacturing capacity of 360 to over 1,000 Tritons per year is capacity rather than units built, so it is held at pilot and flagged so it is not presented at parity with Saildrone. Its autonomy is genuine, since multi-day unattended submerged and surface transits are not remote-pilotable, but its scale is the open question, and any cumulative total, the world-first subsea-surveillance superlative, the production-capacity figures as actual output, NOAA contract specifics, current ownership, and operational mine neutralization are not verified.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Verified deployments
- 1 deployment on file
- Sources on file
- 3 sources, view all
Key facts
Surface runtime
Surface speed
Submerged runtime
Submerged depth
Submerged speed
Length
Weight
Production capacity
Funding raised
Specs
Notes
Specs
Form Factor
Data & sources
Press releases
1
Web sources
2
3 sources backing this record.View all →
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Triton. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (1)
- Triton at Oregonoperational
The NOAA Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Ocean Technology Transition (OTT) program awarded $1 million over three years (2020) to a partnership including the University of Washington, Oregon State University,…
Triton on the deployment map
Where Triton is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 11, 2026
Ocean Aero Triton AUSV at WEST 2024
- Verified media addedVerifiedJun 5, 2026
Ocean Aero Triton autonomous vessel
- Record createdJun 3, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedMar 1, 2022
at Oregon
Manufacturer-attributed media (1)
Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.
Ocean Aero's product film for its Triton, a wind- and solar-powered vehicle that both sails on the surface and submerges. Ocean Aero describes it as the only autonomous vessel that both sails and dives; the framing is the maker's.
Safety record
No incidents on record for Triton.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (3)
Common questions
- What is Triton?
- Ocean Aero (founded 2012 in Gulfport, Mississippi by US Navy veterans, led by CEO Kevin Decker) makes the Triton, the only surface-and-subsea hybrid vehicle in the cohort and its genuine differentiator: a dual-mode autonomous underwater and surface vehicle that sails on wind and solar power for more than 30 days at up to about five knots on the surface and submerges for more than ten days to 100 meters at about two knots, at roughly 15 feet and 1,500 pounds with a minimal radar cross-section and payloads including cameras, side-scan sonar, and mine-neutralization gear in development. It is primarily a vessel maker that also runs some operations with its own personnel, on about $60.2 million raised including from James Fisher and Sons. The registry records it at pilot maturity with an explicit scale gap: it is a real fielded vehicle with named deployments, including continuous autonomous subsea surveillance at the Port of Gulfport since May 2025, a US Navy Task Force 59 evaluation since 2023, and Black Sea operations, but it has no sustained-scale evidence, with no cumulative nautical-mile or sea-day figures, and its stated manufacturing capacity of 360 to over 1,000 Tritons per year is capacity rather than units built, so it is held at pilot and flagged so it is not presented at parity with Saildrone. Its autonomy is genuine, since multi-day unattended submerged and surface transits are not remote-pilotable, but its scale is the open question, and any cumulative total, the world-first subsea-surveillance superlative, the production-capacity figures as actual output, NOAA contract specifics, current ownership, and operational mine neutralization are not verified.
- How much does Triton cost?
- Triton's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Triton from Ocean Aero. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Triton actually deployed in the real world?
- Yes. Triton is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
- Who makes Triton?
- Triton is made by Ocean Aero, based in San Diego, California, USA, founded in 2012.
- Where is Triton deployed?
- 1 verified deployment of Triton is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Oregon.
- Can you buy Triton?
- Triton is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to Triton?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to Triton include Armada, Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), ASView / C-Worker, Autonomous Vessel System.
- How does Triton compare to Armada?
- Triton and Armada (Ocean Infinity · 2 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Triton has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- Is Triton a top maritime_surface?
- On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Triton ranks in roughly the top 23% of maritime_surface models tracked by the registry.
- What is Triton's maturity stage?
- Triton is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
- Is Triton safe?
- Triton has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (1 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-12
Verification posture
Verified
High confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: maritime_surface
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- primary-company-ir
- Company IR disclosure
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Triton.Recent coverage
Triton in third-party press
Triton Depth raises €1 million pre-seed round to develop passive acoustic sensor network for Europe’s underwater security and maritime intelligence
From GlobalEye to Triton, first wave of NATO Summit deals bet big on aerial capabilities
NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Triton from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Triton Depth raises €1 million pre-seed round to develop passive acoustic sensor network for Europe’s underwater security and maritime intelligence
Danish defencetech startup Triton Depth has raised a €1 million pre-seed round led by EIFO and The Creator Fund to develop underwater monitoring technology.
From GlobalEye to Triton, first wave of NATO Summit deals bet big on aerial capabilities
The air power shift also comes as allies attempt to come to terms with the US opting to scale back some of its military assets in Europe and as they brace for Trump’s Summit…
NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
“It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
NATO to add up to five Northrop Grumman Triton drones for maritime surveillance
“It is genuinely made in NATO and is creating jobs on both sides of the Atlantic,” alliance Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
Philippines deploys US-made Triton naval drones in its western waters to scout for intruders
The transfer comes after the military revealed that China discreetly deployed a 6x6 meter floating platform equipped with an antenna at Scarborough Shoal.
Philippines deploys US-made Triton naval drones in its western waters to scout for intruders
The transfer comes after the military revealed that China discreetly deployed a 6x6 meter floating platform equipped with an antenna at Scarborough Shoal.
Ocean Aero Triton
As an Autonomous Underwater and Surface Vehicle (AUSV), Ocean Aero’s Triton is at home in two domains: surfacing to exploit solar and wind energy, and then folding its wing sail…
James Fisher Invests In Ocean Aero
James Fisher and Sons announced minority participation in Ocean Aero's Series D funding round for autonomous underwater and surface vehicles.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/ocean-aero-triton.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/e1d79717-0427-4dba-b10f-a54249c9bbda
- Revision history: /models/ocean-aero-triton/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Triton draws attention at the 73rd percentile but verifies reality at the 44th percentile among maritime_surface robots. Hype Gap +29.3, 5th widest among maritime_surface robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Thin deployment record; scale validation still in progress.
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: Jul 19, 2026