The company claims that the Port Alpha, a manufacturing plant for large and medium uncrewed surface vehicles, will enable the expansion of Saronic’s Autonomous Surface Vessel (ASV) fleet into medium and large-class autonomous ships for defense applications.
Saronic to strengthen country’s defense
With this move, Saronic believes that it’s addressing gaps in U.S. shipbuilding capacity and investing in the critical infrastructure to deliver the range and volume of autonomous ships needed to create and sustain the U.S. military’s hybrid fleet.
“A core principle of Saronic is that we design our vessels for autonomy from the keel up. We will take the same approach with Port Alpha, designing a shipyard from the ground up to produce at a speed and scale not seen since World War II,” said Saronic CEO and Co-Founder Dino Mavrookas.