• Lockheed Martin partnered with Saildrone to field commercial unmanned surface vessels equipped with containerized, combat-proven weapons and Navy combat-system integration.
• Two JAGM rounds were fired from a Saildrone Surveyor using the ARES fire-control system during RIMPAC 2026 near Hawaii.
• Program aims to accelerate deployment of autonomous naval capabilities, with additional tests planned on the larger Spectre-class platform.

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