Saildrone’s first aluminum Surveyor autonomous vessel splashes down for Navy testing

Ocean intelligence company Saildrone has just put the first of a new generation of Surveyor autonomous vessels in the water: an aluminum version that the Navy is keen to take advantage of. But don’t worry — they aren’t putting guns on them.
Founder and CEO Richard Jenkins told TechCrunch that the demand for vessels like Saildrone’s is only growing.
“We expect the need for ocean…