Sweden Deploys Four Saildrone USVs For Year-Long Baltic Sea Surveillance
Sweden will deploy four Saildrone USVs for 360 days to strengthen maritime surveillance across its Baltic Sea waters.
Saildrone announced a year-long mission with the Swedish Armed Forces to deliver persistent maritime domain awareness across Sweden’s territorial waters and exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
Under the agreement, Saildrone will deploy and operate four Voyager unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) for 360 days each, representing 1,440 contracted vehicle-days of continuous maritime security operations.
This deployment marks the first national deployment of Saildrone USVs under the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) framework that enables participating Nordic nations to rapidly procure Saildrone maritime domain awareness services. Additional national deployments under the framework will follow.
The 12-month commitment highlights a decisive shift toward long-term operational capabilities, with the Swedish Armed Forces securing a full year of persistent maritime domain awareness to safeguard critical waters from the outset.
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