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The U.S. military confirmed multiple military variant Saronic Corsairs, our 24ft ASV, were used in strikes to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping — marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations. We are proud that our technology supported this mission and helped to keep the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces safe. Saronic remains committed to delivering autonomous maritime systems that strengthen the security of America and its allies.

Our Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Rob Lehman, joined the @DefenseScoop CTRL+ALT+DEFENSE podcast for a conversation on what moments like the recent Corsair rescue by the @USNavy mean for the future of maritime autonomy, and on building up the industrial base required to deliver autonomous systems at speed and scale. Listen to the full episode here: defensescoop.com/radio/the-u-s-…

The mission doesn't stop. The work continues. For 250 years, Americans have met hard problems with ingenuity and resolve. At Saronic, we're building autonomous fleets that protect peace, secure free trade, and preserve freedom on the world's oceans. This is what the next 250 depends on — the courage to build what hasn't been built before, and the conviction to see it through. Join us: jobs.ashbyhq.com/saronic

To mark America's 250th anniversary, we deployed Corsair through U.S. waterways, past harbors, rivers, and coastlines that tell the story of how these waters have shaped this country's security and prosperity. For 250 years, the seas have underwritten American freedom. Up to 80% of the world's traded goods still move by water. The next 250 years will demand new solutions to protect that. At Saronic, we're building the autonomous fleets that will help secure free trade, protect peace and preserve the freedom to operate on the world's most important waters, for generations to come. Read more: saronic.com/250

Our first 52-ft. Mirage has hit the water! The third platform in our growing autonomous vessel fleet went from initial design to launch in under a year, and now begins on-water trials at our Gulf Coast test site in Galveston. The next hull is already on the production line at our headquarters. Learn more: medium.com/saronic-techno…

The future of maritime superiority will be defined not only by the capabilities we build, but by how quickly we can produce, deploy, and continuously improve them. By investing in new shipbuilding capacity alongside building autonomous systems, we're helping restore the industrial foundation needed to sustain the US and its allies' maritime strength. Read more from @FastCompany: fastcompany.com/91549054/saron…

Maritime autonomy presents a fundamentally different challenge than building autonomy for land or air applications. In a recent conversation with @IrregWarfare, our Co-founder and CTO @Vbob202 discusses why operational data, rapid iteration, and software-driven development are critical to advancing maritime autonomy, and why production capacity will be just as important as technological innovation in defining the future of maritime power. Learn more: irregularwarfare.org/cto-of-saronic…

Our first Mirage hull is complete in advance of on-water testing! Built to be a force multiplier for both commercial and defense needs demanding further reach and higher payload capacity, Mirage is run by the same autonomy and built with the same principle of speed and scale applied across all of our platforms — and is a key step in strengthening maritime power. Learn more: foxnews.com/video/63986720…

We were honored to welcome His Excellency @NikosDendias, Greece's Minister of National Defence, to our headquarters in Austin, TX. It was a privilege to showcase our maritime autonomy capabilities firsthand and to share the conviction behind what we're building — production-ready autonomous platforms, delivered at speed and scale. We look forward to deepening our engagement and to supporting Greece's maritime future.

Wet gap crossing operations require resilient maritime autonomy. In a recent demonstration with the @USArmy Formation Based Layer Protection - Future Capabilities Directorate and 36th Engineer Brigade, we brought together Soldiers from across the U.S. Army Engineer community to walk-through our autonomous capabilities. Soldiers from the brigade were trained on our systems and successfully executed autonomous missions during the event. Such missions are inherently complex, with Soldiers operating in high-risk environments across dispersed locations and with degraded communications. Saronic's autonomous platforms act as a force multiplier — enabling continued operations in contested environments while keeping Soldiers out of harm’s way. Soldiers used Echelon and our Corsair vessels to plan and execute representative wet gap crossing missions, demonstrating our ability to intelligently sense and maneuver in complex environments, and to work across distributed platforms under DDIL conditions.

The @arenamagdotcom team was recently onsite at Saronic to talk all things shipbuilding, the importance of speed and scale and why autonomy is the fifth major shift in maritime power. Read the full feature here: arenamag.com/articles/the-f…

If a machine can venture into harm's way, a sailor shouldn't have to. "No longer should we send people if we have the opportunity to send a robot... We have a responsibility to keep people safe." Read more from @WSJ here: wsj.com/tech/what-to-k…

Proud to have been selected for the @USNavy Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) Marketplace at-sea demonstration. As the Navy advances towards realizing the vision of a Golden Fleet, autonomous systems will be critical to extending reach, increasing capacity, and delivering maritime capability at scale. Our Marauder MUSV has already begun on-water trials, and we look forward to showcasing the mission-ready capabilities that autonomous systems can deliver to the fleet. Learn more: medium.com/saronic-techno…

We're excited to join forces with @Castelion to integrate the Blackbeard hypersonic missile with our Marauder MUSV, demonstrating a first-of-its-kind maritime hypersonic launch capability. By pairing autonomous maritime platforms with hypersonics, we are advancing a more distributed and survivable approach to deterrence. Together, we're working to increase capability and capacity by combining autonomous maritime and hypersonic strike capabilities that are more affordable, scalable, and faster to field. With a demonstration targeted for 2027, both companies are investing in the production infrastructure needed to deliver these systems to the warfighter at greater scale and speed. Read more here: medium.com/saronic-techno…

The U.S. military confirmed that a Saronic Corsair was used in the first-of-its-kind rescue operation following the downing of a U.S. Army helicopter. At Saronic, we build autonomous vessels to extend capability into the most demanding and dangerous environments. Knowing Corsair could play a role in helping bring our service members home safely is exactly why we build. Proud to support the men and women of the U.S. armed forces — and grateful to the team that made it possible. 🇺🇸

Port security and national maritime protection require constant presence. Following a recent demonstration of Corsair with U.S. military officials overseeing strategic port operations and deployment logistics, Lt. Col. Lauren Cabral, commander of the 834th Transportation Battalion, captured the opportunity well: "There is an opportunity for us to be able to utilize this equipment and this piece of technology here that would help us in protecting that restricted area along the waterside. It's another phenomenal opportunity for the Coast Guard to be able to use this type of equipment, as well as most of the authorities sort of lie under their portfolio to be able to exercise that." For the U.S. Army and Coast Guard, ASVs deliver the persistence and endurance these missions require — around the clock, without compromise. Proud to put our systems through their paces for those protecting America's waterways. Read more via @DefenseScoop: defensescoop.com/2026/06/03/tra…

This week, we launched our inaugural Summer Internship Program and welcomed a cohort of 32 engineering interns to Saronic. Across Hardware, Software, Manufacturing, Test Engineering, Security Engineering, and EHS, they'll be working alongside our teams to solve real-world challenges and contribute to the future of maritime autonomy. We're excited to have you all on board and look forward to what you'll accomplish this summer!

Last week, our first Marauder hit the water. This milestone represents more than a successful launch. It's a reflection of the tireless work of our dedicated engineers, shipbuilders, welders, and teammates across Saronic. It's a demonstration of our ability to deliver autonomous maritime capability at speed and scale through a modern production approach and relentless focus on the mission. And it's just the first of many more milestones to come.