# Navy Crash During Test Preceded Saronic's $1.75B Funding Round

- slug: navy-crash-during-test-preceded-saronics-175b-funding-round
- date: 2026-04-01
- category: Robotics

A Saronic autonomous ship crashed into another during a Navy test last July. Six months later the company is valued at $9.25B, promising 20 ships a year before the shipyard to build them exists.

---