Uncrewed surface vessel launches JAGM missiles during Navy exercise
NewsAugust 21, 2026
BETHESDA, Maryland. Lockheed Martin and Saildrone launched two Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) rounds from a Saildrone Surveyor-class uncrewed surface vessel (USV) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026 near Hawaii, Lockheed Martin announced in a statement.
The Surveyor was integrated with a JAGM Dual Launcher and the U.S. Navy's Adjunct Remote Engagement System (ARES) fire-control command-and-control system, the statement reads. Working with the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, the USV used targeting data associated with a surrogate high-speed surface craft during the live-fire demonstration, the company says.
The companies also tested a passive electronic warfare (EW) capability aboard the Surveyor, which detected, classified, and identified a surrogate threat radar while operating with an MH-60S helicopter, according to the statement. Lockheed Martin says the test is the first of several planned demonstrations involving Saildrone platforms and Navy combat systems, including future integration of containerized systems aboard the larger Saildrone Spectre-class USV.
