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Danish Fund Leads Investment In Saildrone To Bring USVs To Northern Waters

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Danish Fund Leads Investment In Saildrone To Bring USVs To Northern Waters
Commercial operators deploy Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs) out to sea in the initial steps of U.S. 4th Fleet’s Operation Windward Stack during a launch from Naval Air Station Key West’s Mole Pier and Truman Harbor on Sept. 13, 2023. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Danette Baso Silvers/Released)

Saildrone on Tuesday said it closed a $60 million funding round led by a Danish fund that will lead to the deployment in June of four unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in the Baltic Sea under contract to the Danish Armed Forces. The initial deployment will consist of four Voyager USVs, 33-foot long wind-powered craft that fuse radar, camera, and acoustic sensors to provide autonomous maritime intelligence in an area. The Voyagers will also be used for ocean floor mapping. Saildrone…

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