Saildrone Spectre
A 52-metre uncrewed naval design announced in April 2026, with first sea trials planned for early 2027.
- Country / region
- United States
- Programme status
- Concept / announced
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Sea surface
- System type
- Uncrewed surface vessel
- Developer / manufacturer
- Saildrone / Fincantieri Marine Group
- Origin / production countries
- United States
- Other names
- Spectre MUSV
- Variants / configurations
- Spectre Silent Endurance — wing-equipped; Spectre Stealth — wingless
- Operators / programme customers
- No operational customer fleet established in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Concept/announced classification reflects the lack of a completed full-size sea-trial milestone in the reviewed sources. Model tests and approval in principle are not operational certification.
Role & capabilities
- Planned modular naval payload carriage
- Planned maritime sensing
- Planned acoustic-survey support
Specifications in context
- Configuration
- Uncrewed naval vessel design; wing-equipped and wingless variants
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Hull / propulsion
- Aluminium hull; twin-shaft diesel/electric propulsion
Announced design.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 52 m length; 3.2 m draft; air draft 43 m with wing or 8 m without
Design figures, not an as-built survey.
Source ↗ - Displacement / mass
- 250 tonnes advertised
Announcement does not fully define loading condition.
Source ↗ - Payload
- Over 70 metric tonnes maximum
Not the payload used for the quoted speed/range condition.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Range
- 3,280 nautical miles at 25 knots; over 8,000 nautical miles at 12 knots
Design figures with 25-tonne payload; not a proven voyage.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 27 knots with 25-tonne payload
Conditioned product table value; headline prose also says 'up to 30 knots'.
Source ↗ - Sea state / environment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Customer-defined modular sensing payloads planned
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / control
- Saildrone remote control and autonomy architecture planned
Supplier-published figure; configuration and operating conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / deployment
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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