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Spectre

Saildrone's Spectre is its largest, fastest, and most capable platform to date, designed to fill an anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) capability gap and deliver…

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Manufacturer
Saildrone
Form factor
maritime_surface
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active
Website
saildrone.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Spectre, a maritime surface by Saildrone (research). 1 source back the record.

Overview

Saildrone's Spectre is its largest, fastest, and most capable platform to date, designed to fill an anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) capability gap and deliver high-speed, stealthy mission effects at sea.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Founded

2012, Alameda, California

CEO

Richard Jenkins (Founder)

Product

Autonomous wind/solar-powered surface vehicles (Saildrones) for ocean data collection, fisheries monitoring, climate science, maritime security

Fleet

~100+ vehicles deployed across global oceans

Funding

Series A $14M; Series B $27M; Series C $100M; Series D $120M; total ~$261M+

Customers

NOAA, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Navy, Australian government, commercial fisheries

Patents

USPTO patents on autonomous sailing rig, sensor pod integration, hull design (verified via assignee search)

Total funding

over $345M

Revenue

approximately $43M FY24 (up 231% YoY, Sacra estimate)

Specs

Role

ASW / defense

Class

large high-speed USV

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Spectre. 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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Spectre on the deployment map

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Recent activity

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Spectre.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.saildrone.com/

Common questions

What is Spectre?
Saildrone's Spectre is its largest, fastest, and most capable platform to date, designed to fill an anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) capability gap and deliver high-speed, stealthy mission effects at sea.
How much does Spectre cost?
Spectre's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Spectre from Saildrone. 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 Spectre actually deployed in the real world?
Spectre is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Spectre?
Spectre is made by Saildrone, based in Alameda, California, USA, founded in 2012.
Can you buy Spectre?
Spectre is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Spectre?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable maritime_surface robots to Spectre include Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor), Triton, Armada, Pioneer-class H-USV.
How does Spectre compare to Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)?
Spectre and Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor) (Saildrone · 5 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Spectre has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Spectre a top maritime_surface?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Spectre ranks in roughly the top 30% of maritime_surface models tracked by the registry.
What is Spectre's maturity stage?
Spectre is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Spectre deployed?
No verified deployments of Spectre are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Spectre safe?
Spectre 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 2026-07-12

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-12

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: maritime_surface

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Spectre.

Recent coverage

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