Shaniel

Mission Operations, Saronic

🏴 Leveling up.

[Saronic @Saronic]

Marauder on-water testing is in full swing.

The team took Marauder from initial design to on-water trials in under 12 months. Now we're running it on the water 12+ hours a day, seven days a week, proving out the autonomy at range and in conditions that don't cooperate. We're pushing the system hard - it's the same bar we've held on every vessel we've fielded, and we're holding it here. We're putting in the work that matters and we're glad to be doing it.

[Katherine Boyle @KTmBoyle]

Initial design to on-water trials in under 12 months. 🇺🇸💪🚀

[Saronic @Saronic]

"We don't have to beat China in the traditional sense. We're going to outproduce China by building autonomous vessels, building software-defined platforms, and building new shipyards more efficiently."

Our Co-founder and CEO @MavrookasD joined @FoxBusiness to discuss why production capacity is a strategic advantage. Restoring American shipbuilding means building differently — combining software-defined platforms, autonomous systems, and modern manufacturing to deliver hybrid fleets faster and at scale.

Watch the full segment here: https://t.co/WDGwD91Cvv

[Saronic @Saronic]

Port Alpha has a home. We're proud to bring our next-generation shipyard to our home state, and to join the community in Brownsville, Texas.

Hear from our Co-founder and CEO @MavrookasD and our Head of Manufacturing John Morgan on why we chose Brownsville, and how we're rebuilding American shipbuilding's future.

We're hiring — come build with us: https://t.co/tuLSxNXMDh

[Saronic @Saronic]

Marauder, underway.

[Saronic @Saronic]

The U.S. military confirmed multiple military variant Saronic Corsairs, our 24ft ASV, were used in strikes to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial shipping — marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations.

We are proud that our technology supported this mission and helped to keep the brave men and women of the U.S. armed forces safe. Saronic remains committed to delivering autonomous maritime systems that strengthen the security of America and its allies.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Next Starship launch aiming for Thursday

[Dino Mavrookas @MavrookasD]

250 years ago, a handful of people decided they could build something better than what they'd been handed. They bet everything on it. That bet is why we are here today.

For 250 years, the oceans have carried America's security, its prosperity, its freedom to act. At Saronic, we're building the autonomous fleets that will hold that line for the next 250. Protecting peace, keeping trade free, giving our country the edge when it counts.

Earlier this month, one of our Corsair vessels helped rescue two downed Apache pilots at sea. We think about that a lot. Behind every mission are warfighters relying on what we are building. That's the standard. That's who we build for.

Today we celebrate how far we've come. But the work never stops. The future the next 250 will depend on is being built right now.

Happy Fourth. Happy 250th, America. 🇺🇸

[@jason @Jason]

Saronic is sick!

I'd like to be on that cap table!

[Saronic @Saronic]

To mark America's 250th anniversary, we deployed Corsair through U.S. waterways, past harbors, rivers, and coastlines that tell the story of how these waters have shaped this country's security and prosperity.

For 250 years, the seas have underwritten American freedom. Up to 80% of the world's traded goods still move by water. The next 250 years will demand new solutions to protect that.

At Saronic, we're building the autonomous fleets that will help secure free trade, protect peace and preserve the freedom to operate on the world's most important waters, for generations to come.

Read more: https://t.co/hUrwqyl04J

[Shaniel @Astro_Shaniel]

RT @Saronic: Our first Mirage hull is complete. Built to be a force multiplier for both commercial and defense needs demanding further reac…

[Fox News @FoxNews]

Two U.S. Army pilots were pulled from the water after their Apache helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz — and the rescue came from a completely unmanned vessel.

An autonomous drone boat built by Austin-based defense company Saronic carried out what is believed to be the first publicly known U.S. military rescue mission involving an unmanned vessel.

The Corsair operates without onboard personnel and can be designed to carry out a mission without constant remote control, allowing crews to respond in dangerous environments without putting additional service members at risk, @Brooketaylortv reports. | @AmericaNewsroom

[Saronic @Saronic]

Designed, built, and launched in under a year – our dual-use Marauder MUSV is officially entering on-water trials and validating a new model for modern shipbuilding. 1/3

[Shaniel @Astro_Shaniel]

@grok @nomad8damon @godofprompt @grok why can you do better?

[Saronic @Saronic]

2 Marauders nearing completion, with a 3rd underway in just 9 months.
Speed. Execution. Scale. Repeat.

[NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman @NASAAdmin]

…and this is how we’re going back.

[Saronic @Saronic]

FleetLab 1.0 is LIVE. Join us for the first-ever Saronic hackathon — where your code will run real autonomous boats.

We are building autonomous surface vessels from the ground up — designing hardware, software, and autonomy systems in-house and deploying them at scale. FleetLab 1.0 puts you in the middle of our work, challenging you to solve the same autonomy problems our team faces in the real world. Winning teams will watch their code deploy live on Saronic’s autonomous test vessels.

Participants will choose one of three tracks:

📍 Track 1: UI: Visualizing Autonomous Decisions
How should operators understand what an autonomous system is thinking? Design interfaces and apps that make autonomy transparent, intuitive, and mission-ready.

📍 Track 2: Autonomy + Navigation
Develop logic, modeling, or machine learning approaches that improve decision-making in dynamic maritime environments.

📍 Track 3: Machine Learning Track
Apply machine learning techniques to real autonomy-focused datasets and deployment scenarios.

Are you a Texas-based student and ready to take on the challenge? Application link in the first comment!

[Autism Capital 🧩 @AutismCapital]

Jack Hughes. ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Got his teeth knocked out by a high stick from Sam Bennett in the 3rd period but was that going to stop him? No chance. He spit out the blood and kept playing. Scoring the winning goal in OT and securing the gold for the US against Canada in the Olympics.

What a legend. The indomitable American spirit. 🇺🇸 🫡

FINAL SCORE:
🇺🇸USA - 2 🥇
🇨🇦CANADA - 1 🥈

[Saronic @Saronic]

This is what building at speed looks like.

We recently announced a $300M investment to expand our shipyard in Franklin, Louisiana. We broke ground immediately and are working around the clock to bring 300,000+ sq. ft. of new shipbuilding capacity online by the end of this year.

What that means is that by January 1, 2027, this capacity goes live — driving a step-function increase in Marauder production from an already rapid baseline, while strengthening the U.S. maritime industrial base and accelerating delivery of next-generation autonomous vessels.

And we’re just getting started.

[Shaniel @Astro_Shaniel]

@elonmusk or they have bad taste