USV Platform
Saildrone Surveyor
Twenty-metre uncrewed vehicle for deep-water bathymetric mapping on extended autonomous transits.
Reference Data
Manufacturer
Saildrone
Low-rate production
Annual deliveries
1–4 vehicles / yrEstimate
Installed base
3–8 vehicles operatingEstimate
First fielded
2021
20 m ocean mapping USV
Specifications
Length20 m
Mapping depthTo full ocean depth with hull-mounted multibeam
EnduranceUp to 12 months at sea
CrewUncrewed, shore supervised
Programs