DARPA picks Saronic for semi-autonomous vessel protection program

Saronic has been selected to support the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Pulling Guard program, an initiative aimed at developing and demonstrating semi-autonomous escort systems to enhance the survivability of unarmed logistics vessels against emerging threats.

The US Navy has traditionally protected key transit routes using high-end assets such as guided missile destroyers and carrier strike groups, an approach that is increasingly unsustainable at today’s scale.