Saildrone Spectre
[research]maritime_surface · service · 1 deployments in catalog
Manufacturer
SaildroneForm Factor
maritime_surface
Lifecycle
research
Operational Reality
Audited
Deployments
1
Target Price
Custom Quote
- RESEARCH
Description
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.
Key facts & specs
- website
- https://www.saildrone.com/
- maturity
- research
- lifecycle
- active
- form factor
- maritime_surface
- manufacturer
- Saildrone
- deployments count
- 1
- Maturity stage
- research
- Role
- ASW / defense
- Class
- large high-speed USV
- Founded
- 2012, Alameda, California
- C E O
- 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)
Safety record
No incidents on record for Spectre.
FAQ
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.
Is Spectre actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Spectre 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 Spectre?
Spectre is made by Saildrone, based in Alameda, California, USA, founded in 2012.
Where is Spectre deployed?
1 verified deployment of Spectre is on the DEPLOY registry, including at USA.
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 Corsair, Voyager, Surveyor, Saildrone USV (Explorer / Voyager / Surveyor).
How does Spectre compare to Corsair?
Spectre and Corsair (Saronic Technologies · 8 deployments) are both maritime_surface robots on the DEPLOY registry. Spectre has 1 verified deployment 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 35% 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.
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.