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Saildrone Introduces Spectre, a New Class of Unmanned High-Speed Surface Vehicles for Naval Operations
- On Monday, Fincantieri announced its U.S. subsidiary, Fincantieri Marine Group, will build the Spectre, a new high-speed, multi-mission unmanned surface vessel developed by California-based Saildrone.
- Saildrone Founder and CEO Richard Jenkins said the Spectre is a "good fit for the Navy's new medium USV requirement," which replaces the canceled Modular Attack Surface Craft program.
- Fincantieri will build the 170-foot-long vessels at its Green Bay, Wisconsin, shipyard, which can produce five USVs annually at roughly $40 million per unit, Jenkins said.
- Optimized for anti-submarine warfare, the Spectre features a concealed payload deck carrying more than 70 metric tonnes, aligning with Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle's "containerized capability campaign."
- Sea trials for the first vessel are expected in early 2027, as Pierroberto Folgiero, Managing Director of Fincantieri, said the "Spectre represents another step towards Fincantieri's transformation" into a system-level integrator.
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Fincantieri Marine Group: To build Saildrone’s Spectre unmanned surface vessel
Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG), a leading provider of advanced shipbuilding solutions for the U.S. Navy, announced today it plans to construct Saildrone’s Spectre, a new class of high-speed unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed for multi-mission naval operations. The Spectre program...
Saildrone to submit new 'Spectre' USV to Navy's MUSV marketplace
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD -- Unmanned vessel maker Saildrone is offering a new USV platform for anti-submarine warfare, kinetic strike and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, the company announced today during the Navy League's Sea-Air-Space conference. Though Saildrone’s “Spectre” vessel has been in development for two years, it is a good fit for the Navy’s new medium USV requirement -- which replaces the now-canceled Modular Atta…
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