Saildrone Voyager
A 10-metre autonomous vessel for persistent coastal surveillance and seabed mapping, used in US and NATO maritime programmes.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Sea surface
- System type
- Uncrewed surface vessel
- Developer / manufacturer
- Saildrone
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- Voyager USV
- Variants / configurations
- Voyager — coastal surveillance and mapping configurations
- Operators / programme customers
- United States Navy — documented programme use; NATO Task Force X Baltic — 2025 demonstration
Evidence & current status
Civil and military uses coexist. Demonstration participation does not establish national fleet ownership; endurance and payload power are supplier figures.
Role & capabilities
- Persistent maritime surveillance
- Coastal seabed mapping
- Remote environmental sensing
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Uncrewed wing-assisted surveillance and survey vessel
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Electric motor primary; wind auxiliary
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 10 m length; 6 m wing height; 2 m draft
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 3.5 kW peak payload power
Electrical allowance, not payload mass.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 100 days between service stops
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 5 knots mapping speed
Survey operating figure, not a maximum speed.
Source ↗ - Sea state / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Radar, infrared camera, AIS and configurable survey/environmental sensors
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Satellite connectivity; autonomous vessel with remote operations support
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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