U.S. and Indian Governments Support Industry Defense Partnership for Undersea Domain Awareness
Herndon, VA. , September 23, 2024
The U.S. White House and Indian Prime Minister’s Office announced the teaming of Liquid Robotics, a Boeing Company, and India-based Sagar Defence Engineering Private Limited for the co-development and co-production of scaled Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV) systems. This newly formed defense industrial partnership supports the U.S.-India Defense Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and will strengthen Undersea Domain Awareness (UDA) and Maritime Security for India, the United States, and Global Partners.
“The Wave Glider is an ideal system for fostering collaboration between the U.S. and Indian governments and strengthening tactical readiness in the Indo-Pacific. Teaming up with Sagar Defence marks a new era for our bilateral defense cooperation and enables us to grow our existing Wave Glider operations in India. We are very pleased to join forces with the skilled team at Sagar, who have a proven record of successfully integrating uncrewed systems into active defense missions“, said Shane Goodenough, CEO of Liquid Robotics.
Liquid Robotics and Sagar Defence have solidified their UDA collaboration through an Exclusive Teaming Agreement, jointly pursuing co-development of solutions and large-scale co-production of Wave Gliders for the Indian Navy.
“Our co-development and co-production partnership is a testament to the capabilities of Indian defence firms manufacturing and delivering at global benchmarks. This also underscores both partners’ efforts to help bolster India’s vision of Aatmanirbharta (self reliance) in defence, while advancing regional and global maritime security”, said Nikunj Parashar, Co-Founder of Sagar Defence.
Sagar Defence is the leading provider of USVs to the Indian Navy, with core competencies in vehicle control systems, sensor integration, and unmanned system manufacturing. Liquid Robotics has more than 15 years of experience, designing and manufacturing the Wave Glider USV along with a broad portfolio of proven commercial and defense solutions. The partnership between Sagar Defence and Liquid Robotics leverages expertise from both companies, yielding co-produced Wave Gliders as early as 2025.
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About Liquid Robotics
Liquid Robotics, a Boeing company, designs and manufactures the Wave Glider®, the most experienced and proven Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV). Powered exclusively by wave and solar energy, the Wave Glider stays on mission 24×7 for several months at a time, providing real-time data and communications for a variety of applications. For more than 15 years, Liquid Robotics has supported science, commercial, and defense customers with tailored solutions to ensure successful long-endurance and persistent ocean monitoring missions in varying sea states. Visit www.liquid-robotics.com to learn more.
Liquid Robotics and Wave Glider are registered trademarks of Liquid Robotics, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Company.