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Navy/USMC

Saildrone to Introduce Fourth Unmanned Variant, Mustin Named Company President

Frank Wolfe

Monday, April 7th, 2025

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Saildrone to Introduce Fourth Unmanned Variant, Mustin Named Company President

Pictured is integration and test work by Saildrone and Thales on Saildrone Surveyor SD-3900 (Saildrone Photo)

Saildrone may soon add a fourth unmanned variant to its stable of Explorer, Voyager, and Surveyor maritime awareness drones. In addition, the company on Monday said that John Mustin, the former chief of the Navy Reserve, who retired last summer, had been named company president and will work closely with Founder and CEO Richard Jenkins. The 250-person Alameda, Calif.-based company has supplied the U.S. Navy with Unmanned Surface Vessels for counter-drug and other operations--an unmanned surveillance use that may free…

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