Saronic Technologies has put a new unit of its Mirage autonomous surface vessel into the water in Galveston, Texas, co-founder and chief executive officer Dino Mavrookas announced on 6 November 2026.
The 15.8-metre vessel features an aluminium hull, a top speed exceeding 35 knots and an operational range of more than 2,500 nautical miles, or about 4,630 kilometres. It can carry up to 1,590 kilograms of payload, including sensors and communications equipment, and uses Saronic's Echelon command-and-control software for autonomous navigation and remote supervision.
Saronic launched the first Mirage vessel in Galveston on 2 July 2026 for sea trials. The design was modified from an earlier 12.2-metre concept introduced in April 2025 to increase length, operational range and payload capacity. The company also develops the smaller 7.3-metre Corsair and the larger 54.9-metre Marauder vessels.
The company has not disclosed the propulsion system, displacement or hull number of the new vessel, and there is no public procurement contract or mass-production customer for the platform yet.
