Stop Calling Saronic a Shipbuilder: The Dangerous Lie Behind Naval Drones

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain op-ed) Let me start where I want to finish: Saronic’s Marauder, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) designed for the US Navy, is a real accomplishment. The company built something the Department of War genuinely needs, I’m a fan, and I want Congress to fund it aggressively. Hold onto that, because what follows is going to read like an attack and it isn’t. It’s a plea to tell the truth because the truth is a better story anyway.

This week Saronic launched its first Marauder, a 150-foot medium unmanned surface vessel, and moved it from design