Customers & Fleets

Who operates what, and what they may buy next

Customer records connect operating fleet, mission, demand signals, programs, contracts and suppliers.

Reference Data
Domain
Sector
7 customers
Customers
7
Operator records
Operating fleet
5,738.5
Midpoint across records
Demand signals
19
Fleet and procurement signals
Domains
4
UAV to UUV
U.S. ArmyArmy · United StatesDefenseUAV, UGV3,000–7,000 air vehiclesEstimate300–900 air vehicles / yrEstimate1
BundeswehrArmy · GermanyDefenseUGV, UAV200–500 systemsEstimate20–70 systems / yrEstimate1
U.S. NavyNavy · United StatesDefenseUSV, UUV, UAV120–260 vehiclesEstimate25–60 vehicles / yrEstimate3
UK Ministry of DefenceNavy · United KingdomDefenseUSV, UUV, UAV, UGV60–140 vehiclesEstimate10–30 vehicles / yrEstimate1
Australian Department of DefenceNavy · AustraliaDefenseUUV, USV, UAV30–80 systemsEstimate5–20 systems / yrEstimate1
French NavyNavy · FranceDefenseUSV, UUV20–55 systemsEstimate3–12 systems / yrEstimate1
NOAA (ocean mapping)Civil agency · United StatesGovernmentUSV2–10 vehiclesEstimateNot estimableNot estimable0
Operator fleets in the public record

Operator-published fleet deployments with source, platform and verification date.

USVDenmark
Saildrone Voyager - Danish DALO Deployment
Operator: Danish Ministry of Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO)
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 4
Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
USVUnited States
Operation Southern Spear - Saildrone Voyager
Operator: JIATF-S; NAVSOUTH/U.S. Navy Fourth Fleet
Platform: Saildrone Voyager
Fleet: 20
Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
UGVNetherlands / Ukraine
Netherlands-led THeMIS UGV Delivery Initiative for Ukraine
Operator: Government of the Netherlands
Milrem Robotics· verified 2026-09-03
UAV; UGVCanada
Canadian Army MINERVA Challenge Areas
Government of Canada / Department of National Defence· verified 2026-09-03
Customer demand signals

Published procurement ceilings, adoption counts and programme decisions.

UAVGlobal
874.26USD Mn
AeroVironment FMS IDIQ ceiling

Large multi-year allied procurement ceiling for Groups 1–3 UAS/C-UAS.

AeroVironment· verified 2026-09-03
UGVGlobal
20countries
THeMIS country adoption

Manufacturer reports acquisition by 20 countries.

Milrem Robotics· verified 2026-09-03
USVUnited States
20USVs
Operation Southern Spear fleet

Operational-scale persistent USV deployment.

Saildrone· verified 2026-09-03
UUVAustralia
1.7AUD Bn
Ghost Shark Program of Record

Five-year program of record for dozens of XL-AUVs.

Australian Department of Defence· verified 2026-09-03