Partnership to develop autonomous vessels for US defence and commercial customers

Unmanned systems specialist Saronic Technologies and shipbuilder the Vigor Marine Group have formed a new partnership focused on advancing the delivery of autonomous maritime capabilities and strengthening operational support for defence and commercial customers.

In a joint press release, Saronic and Vigor said the partnership brings together two companies whose combined expertise can help support US Government and commercial customers.

Under the agreement, Vigor and Saronic will work towards identifying opportunities to, "advance the priorities of core US Government and commercial maritime customers."

"Combining Saronic's technical leadership in autonomous maritime systems and scaled production with Vigor's strategically located infrastructure and experience in maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) and lifecycle sustainment creates new opportunities to accelerate capability delivery," said Dino Mavrookas, Co-Founder and CEO of Saronic.

"Partnering with Saronic is a tremendous opportunity for [the] Vigor Marine Group to harness our long history in the marine fabrication and MRO markets to provide solutions for our customers in this rapidly changing maritime environment," added Francesco Valente, CEO of the Vigor Marine Group.