The Saildrone Surveyor will be manufactured exclusively in Mobile.
Austal USA has announced a new partnership with Saildrone Inc., under which the Mobile shipyard will start building autonomous sail-powered survey vessels as soon as this fall.
“We are extremely pleased to enter into this agreement with Saildrone. It is a great fit as both of us are leaders in our respective markets and we both strive to provide leading edge solutions to the U.S. Navy,” said Austal USA President Rusty Murdaugh. “With our lean manufacturing techniques and serial production capabilities, Austal USA will provide large scale fabrication of these vehicles and with our partner Saildrone rapidly get the capability to the Fleet.
. Part of the significance of the Saildrone partnership is that it will help keep Austal’s aluminum line busy after it finishes building the few Littoral Combat Ships remaining on order. One of the aluminum Expeditionary Fast Transports that Austal is building for the Navy has been set aside for development as an autonomous ship. Austal said Tuesday that the Saildrone deal bolsters Mobile’s standing as a center of autonomous ship construction.
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