# Saildrone vessel fires missiles in Navy exercise

_Published Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 10:06 PM EDT · Robotics, Policy · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Saildrone's Surveyor unmanned surface vessel fired two Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles during the U.S. Navy's RIMPAC 2026 exercise off Hawaii, according to the supplied account. The vessel used a Lockheed Martin dual launcher to fire at a surrogate high-speed surface craft using coordinated sensor data from the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group. It also detected, classified and identified a simulated radar threat while working with an MH-60S helicopter. The test was part of the Navy Fleet Experimentation Program.

## Sources

- [New Atlas: Technology-Innovation-Outdoor News](https://newatlas.com/military/saildrone-guided-missiles-us-navy-rimpac/)

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Published: 2026-08-28T02:06:43.767Z
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Retrieved: 2026-10-12T10:47:56.849Z
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