Saronic Technologies

Solano County leaders are blaming each other after losing a $3.2 billion shipyard project to Texas. Saronic Technologies selected Brownsville, Texas, over Collinsville, Calif., for its 'Port Alpha' facility, which will produce drone boats used in the U.S. war against Iran.

Saronic Technologies, an autonomous surface vessel producer based in Austin, is set to build a multibillion-dollar shipbuilding port in Brownsville, Texas. The project is part of a broader effort to modernize American shipbuilding with autonomous technologies.

The US and Iran are employing advanced technologies in their conflict, including US unmanned surface vessels striking Iran’s Bandar Abbas naval base and Iran’s suspected use of cyberattacks to target US military personnel via smartphones. Both sides are testing innovations like autonomous drones and commercial ad-targeting software for strategic operations.

Blue Water Autonomy and Saildrone sued the U.S. Navy after being excluded from the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program, alleging the Navy violated its own requirements and used flawed evaluation criteria. The Navy selected seven other companies for at-sea testing, including Sea Machines and Leidos, while Blue Water Autonomy claimed it was unfairly barred from the competition despite prior participation in a related program.

Saronic Technologies is expanding its Louisiana shipyard to advance autonomous naval vessels and AI-driven defense systems, following a notable rescue mission in the Strait of Hormuz. The company competes in the Navy’s $2.1 billion program for unmanned surface vessels, though its selection has drawn controversy. Louisiana’s maritime industry benefits from the investment, leveraging its existing shipbuilding workforce for next-generation defense manufacturing.

The Navy's drone boat program, involving Saronic Technologies' Corsair unmanned vessel, has become entangled in political issues. Saronic, a company that has appeared twice on the Navy’s potential contract winners list, has developed strong connections to allies of President Trump.

Tech billionaires are lobbying California state leaders to fast-track environmental reviews for a new Bay Area city project. They have hired former political figures to push legislation and seek to bypass local restrictions by annexing land into Suisun City. The project, led by California Forever, includes a shipbuilding operation and manufacturing hub, with defense company Saronic Technologies considering it as a factory location.

US forces conducted sea-drone rescue drills years before a real-world mission to save two soldiers after their Apache helicopter was shot down by Iran. The rescue, using an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) operated by Task Force 59, marked the first operational use of such technology for medical evacuations in the US military.

President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, with both crew members rescued by a drone boat. The incident strained a recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel, as military tensions and economic impacts persist in the region.

President Donald Trump accused Iran of shooting down a U.S. Army Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a drone boat rescue of two aviators. Trump stated the U.S. must respond, straining a recent ceasefire between Iran and Israel. The incident involved a Corsair drone manufactured by Saronic Technologies, part of the Navy’s Task Force 59.

A U.S. military drone boat rescued two Army aviators after their Apache helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. The 24-foot Corsair drone, operated by the Navy’s Task Force 59, marked the first known at-sea drone rescue by the U.S. military. The crash, under investigation, occurred amid heightened tensions between Iran, the U.S., and Israel, with U.S. President Donald Trump expressing optimism about a potential deal with Iran.

The U.S. Navy selected seven companies to compete for the Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) contract, with at-sea testing starting next month. The winning company will receive $15 million and potential follow-on production contracts, as the Navy aims to expand its unmanned fleet sevenfold by 2030.

The Navy has selected seven companies to participate in MUSV at-sea testing, including Leidos, HII, and Saronic Technologies. These companies will advance to the testing phase for the Medium Uncrewed Surface Vehicle program.