Saildrone fires two JAGMs from its wind-powered Surveyor

The RIMPAC test linked the autonomous vessel to a carrier strike group and paired its sensors with an MH-60S helicopter for passive electronic warfare.

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Primary source: Tom's Hardware

Why it matters

Saildrone has moved from collecting ocean data to joining a carrier strike group's engagement network, giving the Navy another path to distribute sensors and weapons across cheaper autonomous vessels.

An aerial view of a Saildrone Surveyor vessel on the ocean, linked to a naval carrier strike group and an MH-60S helicopter, with cartographic overlays.

Richard Jenkins has taken Saildrone's wind-powered ocean robot into a new phase: launching guided missiles as part of a US Navy carrier strike group exercise.…

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