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08-05-2025
- Business
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Denmark to field unmanned vessels for monitoring busy shipping routes
VILNIUS, Lithuania — U.S.-based Saildrone will deploy four large unmanned surface vessels in Danish waters next month to conduct maritime surveillance missions and help protect critical undersea infrastructure. The deployment, which represents Saildrone's first European mission, will be done in close cooperation with the Royal Danish Navy Command and the Danish Ministry of Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization. Thales, Saildrone pitch a windsurfing fleet of submarine spotters Four 10-meter Voyager USVs equipped with a suite of intelligence-gathering sensors and AI data fusion will be sent to Denmark to support the Danish military gain better maritime awareness. The North and Baltic seas are some of the busiest shipping routes in the world. An estimated 2,000 ships are generally at sea at any given time in the Baltic Sea, according to the Helsinki Commission. Denmark currently lacks sufficient assets to provide consistent and comprehensive monitoring of the waterway. 'The threats we face at sea are different and far more serious than just a few years ago,' the Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen said at a recent press conference. The Danish government approved last month a series of naval expansion plans, including the development of a program dedicated to assessing autonomous platforms such as naval drones and remote-controlled vehicles to conduct underwater surveillance. Saildrone, which announced the establishment of a subsidiary in Copenhagen only a few weeks ago, has plans to expand its presence in the region, the company's President John Mustin told Defense News. 'Our goal is to have that act as a sort of centre of excellence for our platforms, if for example some would need repair or maintenance work, they could do it right there,' the executive said in a May 8 interview.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
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Saildrone Appoints Vice Admiral John Mustin as President
Mustin will focus on accelerating defense and intelligence business growth to meet the significant increase in global demand for Saildrone's capabilities. WASHINGTON, April 07, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Saildrone, the world leader in maritime autonomy, today announced the appointment of Vice Admiral John Mustin as President of Saildrone Inc. In this role, Mustin will work alongside Richard Jenkins, Saildrone founder and CEO, to focus on growing the defense business at Saildrone. Mustin joins Saildrone following a distinguished 34-year career in the US Navy. He most recently served as the 15th Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, where he led approximately 60,000 Reserve Component personnel supporting Navy, Marine Corps, and joint forces operations worldwide. "John Mustin brings a truly unique blend of naval operational expertise and commercial experience to the company," said Richard Jenkins, founder and CEO at Saildrone. "As naval demand for Saildrone services grows exponentially, John will deliver the leadership firepower I need to grow both the team and the defense business, ensuring our products continue to meet the demands of high-end naval warfare." Beyond his military service, Mustin brings significant commercial and entrepreneurial experience, having founded Wasabi Rabbit, a successful digital customer relationship management firm. As founder and CEO, he grew the company into a leading digital agency specializing in customer acquisition strategies and technology solutions for Fortune 500 clients. His ability to navigate complex organizational challenges while driving innovation and growth positions him perfectly to lead Saildrone's next phase of expansion. "I'm thrilled to join the Saildrone team at this critical moment for global maritime security characterized by a rapidly evolving geo-political environment," said Mustin. "Having spent my career focused on naval operations and technology innovation, I recognize Saildrone's capabilities are transformational to delivering Naval strength to our warfighters at a time when our nation's shipbuilding capacity is floundering. We, and our allies and partners, need high-capability platforms, delivered at scale, immediately. Saildrone defined the category and is the only operationally proven USV technology that is ready to scale today." Based out of Saildrone's Washington, DC, office, Mustin will focus on accelerating the company's defense and intelligence business growth to meet the significant increase in demand for Saildrone's capabilities globally. Mustin holds a Bachelor of Science in Weapons and Systems Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, a Master of Science in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Management from the FW Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College. About Saildrone Saildrone is a maritime defense and oceanographic survey company creating a paradigm shift in how navies, law enforcement, civil government, and commercial organizations obtain the real-time, accurate data required to monitor and protect our oceans. Saildrone's fleet of uncrewed surface vehicles (USVs) carries purpose-built payloads supporting border protection, critical infrastructure security, hydrographic survey, offshore energy, and metocean monitoring. Powered by renewable wind and solar energy, Saildrone USVs provide long-duration operations measured in months, not days. Proprietary software applications and machine learning technology transform collected data into actionable insights and intelligence. Saildrone has sailed more than 1,600,000 nautical miles from the High North to the Southern Ocean and spent over 46,000 days at sea in the harshest ocean conditions on the planet. View source version on Contacts Jenn VirskusDirector Marketing, SaildroneOffice: (510)
