Baltic Aquadrones designs and builds unmanned surface vessels in Latvia. Our first boat, BA-01, has been running trials since June 2026. Its successor is on the drawing board.
BA-01 bow camera, evening speed trials, Latvia, 2026.
Every photograph on this site is of our own hardware: the hull, the test rig, the printer, the boat under way. We would rather show a prototype with a trailer under it than a concept with nothing behind it.
Specifications, trial data and demonstrations are available to qualified defence, government, coast-guard and industrial partners under NDA.
Our first vessel. A proven 4.9 m fibreglass hull, a custom-designed upper deck, and a 160 hp waterjet. It is remotely piloted over Starlink and carries a stabilised maritime camera with night vision. BA-01 is the boat we learn on, and the one we test every new system against.
The hull is a certified category-C production hull chosen for predictable behaviour and easy repair. The deck, steering gear and control architecture are ours. The autonomy stack is being developed on this boat now: computer vision and obstacle ranging are operational; waypoint navigation and the onboard mission computer come next.
| Length overall | 4.90 m |
|---|---|
| Beam | 2.32 m |
| Draft | 0.40 m |
| Freeboard | 0.55 m |
| Hull | Fibreglass, category C base hull |
| Propulsion | 160 hp waterjet (Kawasaki marine engine) |
| Payload | 400 kg |
| Control | Remote over Starlink, RC backup |
| Perception | SEA.AI stabilised camera, night vision |
| Maximum speed | 87 km/h, measured on trials |
| Range | 1,000 km |
The second vessel is designed from the keel up for what BA-01 taught us: a low, enclosed deck, a sensor mast, and open payload bays fore and aft that accept mission modules without cutting the boat.
BA-02 is planned for large-format additive manufacturing, so hull sections can be printed and revised in days rather than tooled in months. Propulsion and the full autonomy stack carry over from BA-01. Dimensions and performance are shared with qualified partners under NDA.
| Configuration | Enclosed deck, sensor mast, two payload bays |
|---|---|
| Hull production | Large-format 3D printing, modular sections |
| Propulsion | Waterjet, inboard marine engine |
| Autonomy | Shared stack with BA-01 |
| Payload integration | Standardised bays and mounts |
| Performance | Under NDA |
Most unmanned vessels run on someone else's autopilot. Ours is written in-house, by the same engineers who built the hull and the steering gear, and tested on BA-01 on the water, not in a simulator. One codebase covers everything from a single boat holding position to a fleet operating with no link to shore. That is what lets us change it in days when a customer, or an adversary, changes the problem.
In development on BA-01
Computer vision and night vision are operational. The capabilities below are being integrated and will be demonstrated to qualified partners as each one passes on-water trials.
Everything above is developed and owned by Baltic Aquadrones. No licensed autopilot, no third-party cloud, no export restriction we don't control.
We build steering, actuation and control hardware ourselves and print the parts we cannot buy. It is slower than outsourcing and it means we understand every failure.
The same platform that keeps people out of hazardous water for a port authority keeps them out of harm's way for a coast guard. We design for both from the start.
For specifications, trial data, a demonstration on the water or a partnership discussion, write to us. Enquiries are handled by the engineering team and treated as confidential; NDAs are available on request.
info@badrones.comBaltic Aquadrones, Latvia, European Union.