@Saronic - Saronic

Austin, TX · Founded 2022 · Systems

Dino Mavrookas served 11 years as a Navy SEAL and completed eight combat tours before starting Saronic. The company builds autonomous surface vessels and is expanding shipbuilding capacity in the U.S. to produce more of them. Their Echelon software gives operators one interface to plan missions and control a single vessel or an entire fleet. The U.S. Navy awarded Saronic a $392 million production contract late last year. In June 2026, the Navy used the company’s 24-foot autonomous Corsair boat to rescue two downed Apache helicopter pilots near the Strait of Hormuz. In July, Saronic chose Brownsville, Texas, for Port Alpha, a planned shipyard representing more than $3 billion in investment. The shipyard is targeted to open in 2028 and would add to the company’s existing capacity in Franklin, Louisiana.