{"id":"1755df6c-a398-4df9-81b7-988c0a9821f0","modelId":"385b5e9b-4631-4e27-8b28-23993f6c0cf9","versionId":null,"locationId":"97f18626-2aa3-4eef-9663-7bc1681d0ffd","operatorId":null,"ownerId":null,"slug":"saildrone-usv-arctic-ocean","status":"operational","firstSeen":"2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z","statusChangeReason":null,"contractType":null,"pilotOutcome":null,"endedAt":null,"unitsOnSite":null,"tasksPerformed":null,"shiftStructure":null,"hoursPerDay":null,"siteType":null,"operatorConfirmed":null,"humanSupervisionOnsite":null,"locationPrecisionTier":null,"deploymentScale":null,"siteEnvironment":null,"operatorType":null,"sourceQualityTier":null,"manufacturerSerial":null,"reviewStatus":"reviewed","sources":[{"url":"https://www.saildrone.com/","label":"Saildrone — Autonomous Ocean Monitoring","title":"Saildrone — Autonomous Ocean Monitoring","mediaType":"article","sourceName":"Saildrone","publishedAt":"2021-06-01"}],"notes":"Saildrone USVs deployed in the Arctic Ocean for oceanographic research, climate monitoring, and data collection. Wind- and solar-powered autonomous surface vehicles operating in extreme polar conditions.","keyFacts":[{"label":"Operator","value":"Saildrone"},{"label":"Environment","value":"Arctic Ocean (extreme conditions)"},{"label":"Power","value":"Wind and solar"}],"reviewNote":null,"exposureHours":null,"deploymentMilesEstimate":null,"exposureBasis":null,"customerSegment":null,"scaleTier":null,"contractValueUsd":null,"contractValueBasis":null,"customerCompanyId":null,"customerExternalName":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-08T19:02:50.109Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-09T04:17:30.960Z","model":{"id":"385b5e9b-4631-4e27-8b28-23993f6c0cf9","companyId":"cf9ac30f-cbfb-4469-96ef-452e4f16f920","modelName":"Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor)","slug":"saildrone-usv","description":"Saildrone (founded 2012 in Alameda, California by Richard Jenkins, with retired three-star admiral John Mustin as president) is the canonical commercial autonomous surface vessel company, operating wind- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles for ocean data collection, mapping, and maritime domain awareness. Its line spans the 7-meter Explorer, the 10-meter Voyager, and the 20-meter Surveyor, with a new 52-meter diesel-electric hybrid Spectre announced in 2026 for delivery in 2027 that departs from the wind-and-solar identity. It runs a captive mission-operation model, owning and operating the fleet and selling data and outcomes rather than vessels, with customers including NOAA, the US Navy's 4th Fleet for counter-narcotics and illegal-fishing work, and Denmark's EIFO, and funding including a $100 million Series C, a $60 million EIFO round in May 2025, and a $50 million Lockheed Martin strategic investment in October 2025. The registry records it at commercial maturity, the most mature commercial surface-autonomy player, on twelve-plus years of operation, 130-plus vehicles, and recurring contracts. A significant cap-flag applies to its cumulative-scale figures, which are inconsistent across its own channels: an October 2023 primary milestone of 1,042,620 nautical miles, 32,438 days at sea, and 136 vehicles is the defensible verified anchor, while its homepage now claims more than 2 million nautical miles and a separate 2026 figure cites 2.5 million miles, both with the day-count frozen at 60,000, so the 2-to-2.5-million-mile claims are treated as not verified. The strongest discrete verified scale is its Navy 4th Fleet operation of about 130,000 nautical miles over roughly 2,700 mission-days. Its autonomy is genuine, though the degree of human supervision during missions is undisclosed.","formFactor":"maritime_surface","industryVertical":"maritime","environment":"surface_water","maturityStage":"commercial","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByModelId":null,"specs":{"notes":[{"label":"Verified","value":"Saildrone (founded 2012, Alameda CA; founder Richard Jenkins; President ret. Adm. John Mustin) is the canonical commercial autonomous surface vessel. Customers: NOAA (hurricane/ocean data), US Navy 4th Fleet (counter-narcotics/illegal-fishing; strongest discrete verified scale: ~130,000 nm, ~2,700 mission-days, 116,000 contacts), Denmark/EIFO (4 Voyagers). Funding: $100M Series C (BOND) + $60M EIFO (May 2025) + $50M Lockheed Martin (Oct 2025)."},{"label":"CAP-FLAG (cumulative scale inconsistent)","value":"Saildrone's cumulative numbers DRIFT across its own channels: Oct 2023 primary milestone = 1,042,620 nm / 32,438 days / 136 vehicles (the defensible verified anchor); homepage now says '2M+ nm / 60,000 days'; Naval News (Apr 2026) says '2.5M miles / 60,000 days' - day-count frozen at 60,000 across two mile-counts. Treat 2M-2.5M nm as claimed-not-verified. ~$374M total funding is an aggregator (Tracxn) figure."},{"label":"AI-substance: genuine autonomy","value":"Long-endurance unattended ocean transits well beyond remote-piloting range. 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