Saildrone has reached a strategic alliance with Palantir Technologies to focus on quickly expanding the use of autonomous systems for advanced maritime AI solutions.
This collaboration comes at a moment when traditional naval platforms are limited and global threats are increasing, alongside a bottleneck in shipbuilding capabilities.
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Saildrone says that the joint effort signifies a notable change in the approach to maritime security operations.
The company is set to incorporate Palantir’s advanced AI cloud framework to facilitate swift expansion across its range of operations.
This integration is said to improve Saildrone’s manufacturing, supply chain, and fleet management through the application of Palantir’s Warp Speed and assist in the AI-based coordination of autonomous units in operational settings.
Saildrone aims to use Palantir’s AI technology to provide new levels of insight for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and targeting functions.
A maritime defence and oceanographic survey company, Saildrone manages an extensive array of actively engaged uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs), delivering essential surveillance of maritime territories for the US Navy, Department of Homeland Security, and allies.
The company notes that the autonomous vessels are equipped with advanced, in-house developed AI/ML algorithms for real-time processing, tasked with observing surface and sub-surface activities at sea. They play a role in identifying various threats such as enemy submarines and other illegal activities.
Saildrone founder and CEO Richard Jenkins said: “Leveraging Palantir’s sophisticated manufacturing and AI tools will allow us to streamline manufacturing and radically enhance fleet capabilities. While others make promises about tomorrow’s technology, we face complex global threats today.
“This partnership with Palantir ensures we deliver solutions today that outpace tomorrow’s threats.”
Palantir’s Warp Speed is also being adopted by new clients including Epirus, Red Cat, Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), Saronic, and Ursa Major.
Red Cat is accelerating the manufacturing and distribution of its products to meet the urgent needs of the US Department of Defense through the implementation of Warp Speed.
Saronic is leveraging Warp Speed to enhance its operational capabilities, initially concentrating on optimising material resource planning and refining engineering change processes.
SNC CEO Fatih Ozmen said: “Our partnership with Palantir and the use of Warp Speed brings the same speed and adaptability to managing our most complex programs. This ensures we continue to deliver mission-critical solutions that empower our customers at the speed today’s dynamic environment mandates.”
Ursa Major is using Warp Speed to boost its manufacturing efficiency in the digital space, thereby increasing its output of both solid and liquid rocket motors.
