Saildrone, a manufacturer of unmanned surface vehicles, prevailed in court after it challenged the U.S. Navy’s new procurement evaluation program tout...

The agreement is the latest in a series of moves by Saildrone to expand into Europe.

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The US Coast Guard's new saildrone program is frustrating Canadian officials, who say they had no notice of the surveillance operations.

PARIS — U.S.-based naval drone maker Saildrone has picked Norwegian naval builder Umoe Mandal to produce the Surveyor multipurpose surveillance craft locally,

CEO Tom Fidjeland told reporters at the Euronaval trade show here that taking on the work of churning out Surveyors was “technically not difficult,” with a first mold already being readied.

CEO Tom Fidjeland told reporters at the Euronaval trade show here that taking on the work of churning out Surveyors was “technically not difficult,” with a first mold already being readied.

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The court found that the Navy “engaged in disparate treatment” toward Saildrone’s MUSV proposal, according to an opinion unsealed Wednesday.

PARIS — U.S.-based naval drone maker Saildrone has picked Norwegian naval builder Umoe Mandal to produce the Surveyor multipurpose surveillance craft locally, with an eye on new sales in Northern Europe, company executives said. The Norwegian shipbuilder, headquartered on the country’s southern tip reaching into the North Sea, specializes in composite structures for the naval sector, including masts for British Type 26 frigates. CEO Tom Fidjeland told reporters at the Euronaval trade show here that taking on the work of churning out Surveyors was “technically not difficult,” with a first mold already being readied.

The US Coast Guard's new saildrone program is frustrating Canadian officials, who say they had no notice of the surveillance operations.