Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Great Lakes USV Evaluation

Coast Guard Wraps Up Seasonal Great Lakes USV Evaluation

The U.S. Coast Guard is concluding its scheduled 2026 seasonal evaluation of six Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) on the Great Lakes this week ahead of forecasted winter icing conditions. Following the completion of this seasonal evaluation…

Coast Guard sail drones will return to Great Lakes in 2027 following 2026 evaluation

The unmanned sail drones that patrolled the Great Lakes between April and November will return in 2027, the U.S. Coast Guard announced. Read the full story by Buffalo Toronto Public […]

Coast Guard concludes seasonal autonomous vessel evaluation on Great Lakes - Seapower Magazine

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is concluding its scheduled 2026 seasonal evaluation of six Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) on the Great Lakes this week ahead of forecasted winter icing conditions. Following the completion of this seasonal evaluation, the Coast Guard intends to conduct an additional test and evaluation period in the spring of 2027 as part of a service-wide effort to evaluate how autonomous technologies enhan…

US Coast Guard concludes seasonal autonomous vessel evaluation on Great Lakes

WASHINGTON, USA — The US Coast Guard is concluding its scheduled 2026 seasonal evaluation of six Saildrone Voyager Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) on the