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Sagar USV

Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) designed for naval coastal defence, surveillance, and maritime security missions.

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Manufacturer
Sagar Defence Engineering
Form factor
maritime_surface
Maturity
production
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
1

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sagar USV, a maritime surface by Sagar Defence Engineering (production): 1 verified deployment on record. 1 source back the record.

Overview

Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) designed for naval coastal defence, surveillance, and maritime security missions. Co-developed with Liquid Robotics (Boeing) for scaled production at the Pune manufacturing facility. The Indian Navy has contracted the Sagar USV for autonomous swarm boat coastal defence operations.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
production(Full-scale production deployment with repeat customers.)
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Key facts

Autonomy level

autonomous navigation

Sensor suite

AI-based target detection

Customers

Indian Navy, Coast Guard, port authorities

Platform type

unmanned surface vehicle

Specs

Customers

Indian Navy, Coast Guard, port authorities

Platform type

unmanned surface vehicle

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Autonomy: verified vs claimed

What it actually does
Autonomous

Pricing

No verified price is on record for Sagar USV. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Deployments (1)

  • Sagar USV at Puneoperational

    Sagar Defence Engineering inaugurated a USV manufacturing plant in Pune under its partnership with Liquid Robotics (Boeing) for co-production of scaled Uncrewed Surface Vehicle systems.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Sagar USV.

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Sources (1)

  1. Sagar Defence Engineering - Unmanned Systems · https://www.sagardefence.com/

Common questions

What is Sagar USV?
Unmanned surface vehicle (USV) designed for naval coastal defence, surveillance, and maritime security missions. Co-developed with Liquid Robotics (Boeing) for scaled production at the Pune manufacturing facility. The Indian Navy has contracted the Sagar USV for autonomous swarm boat coastal defence operations.
How much does Sagar USV cost?
Sagar USV's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Sagar USV from Sagar Defence Engineering. 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 Sagar USV actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Sagar USV 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 Sagar USV?
Sagar USV is made by Sagar Defence Engineering, based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2015.
Where is Sagar USV deployed?
1 verified deployment of Sagar USV is on the DEPLOY registry, including at Pune.
Can you buy Sagar USV?
Sagar USV is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.
What are alternatives to Sagar USV?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to Sagar USV include Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), Triton, Armada, Pioneer-class H-USV.
How does Sagar USV compare to Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)?
Sagar USV and Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) (Saildrone · 5 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Sagar USV has 1 verified deployment on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Sagar USV a top maritime_surface?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Sagar USV ranks in roughly the top 78% of maritime_surface models tracked by the registry.
What is Sagar USV's maturity stage?
Sagar USV is at the production stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Production stage means high-volume manufacture and commercial-scale deployments are sustained.
Is Sagar USV safe?
Sagar USV 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 · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-26

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-26

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

1
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Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Sagar USV.

Recent coverage

Sagar USV in third-party press

Sagar Defence joins hands with Liquid Robotics to produce USVs

Dec 1, 2024