Saildrone signs Umoe Mandal to build Surveyor drone boats in Norway

Saildrone signed a production agreement on 4 November at the Euronaval 2026 conference in Paris for Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal to build its next-generation Surveyor uncrewed surface vessel, Defense Daily reports.

The agreement formalises a manufacturing partnership the two companies announced in August to expand Saildrone's production of uncrewed vessels in Europe.