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dino mavukus

T2 · manager / operator

Former Navy SEAL (11 years, last 5 on SEAL Team Six) and co-founder of Saronic, leading strategy, government partnerships, and the Port Alpha shipyard initiative.

5 calls·1 name·100% bull·last heard 2 months ago·All-In Podcast
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$SARONICSaronicposition

Saronic founders detail 230x China shipbuilding gap, autonomous vessel economics

Saronic is vertically integrating autonomous ship design and manufacturing to achieve 10-20x cost and speed advantages over traditional defense primes, targeting the 230:1 China-US shipbuilding disparity with scalable production of Corsair and Marauder vessels.

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  • Government Technology4
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  • Advanced Manufacturing1
  • AI Geopolitics & Export Controls1
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$SARONIC
Saronic
HIGHdino mavukus·All-In Podcast·2 months ago·China Outbuilds America 230-to-1. Saronic Has a Plan· position
Saronic founders detail 230x China shipbuilding gap, autonomous vessel economics
Saronic is vertically integrating autonomous ship design and manufacturing to achieve 10-20x cost and speed advantages over traditional defense primes, targeting the 230:1 China-US shipbuilding disparity with scalable production of Corsair and Marauder vessels.
"the United States can build a 100,000 gross tons of ships every year. Gross ton is this volumetric measure of ship. So if you build, you know, a 200 foot ship, that's different th…"
5:26
$SARONIC
Saronic
HIGHdino mavukus·All-In Podcast·2 months ago·China Outbuilds America 230-to-1. Saronic Has a Plan· position
Saronic's autonomous ships aim to reverse US shipbuilding deficit with 200x cost advantage per VLS tube
By removing human support systems and vertically integrating design with manufacturing, Saronic's autonomous vessels like Marauder can deliver 320 VLS tubes per year at a fraction of the $30M/tube cost of traditional destroyers, while Port Alpha shipyard targets 10,000 jobs and WWII-level production scale.
"Marauder, I won't give you the exact price or cost, but can reduce that cost by a significant amount, but we're building 20 Marauders for we're going to be building 20 marauders p…"
13:25
$SARONIC
Saronic
HIGHdino mavukus·All-In Podcast·2 months ago·China Outbuilds America 230-to-1. Saronic Has a Plan· position
Saronic demonstrates autonomous ship rescue in Strait of Hormuz, proving Navy trust in unmanned systems
Saronic's Corsair autonomous vessel successfully rescued downed pilots in a contested environment, marking the first time an autonomous ship conducted a high-stakes rescue mission and validating the Navy's trust in unmanned systems for critical operations.
"what we were able to demonstrate through this partnership with the Navy, like for us is the Navy actually trusted us in this moment. Lives are on the line. We're going to send thi…"
1:46
$SARONIC
Saronic
HIGHdino mavukus·All-In Podcast·2 months ago·China Outbuilds America 230-to-1. Saronic Has a Plan· position
Saronic announces Port Alpha in Brownsville, Texas: 800-acre shipyard scaling to 4,000 acres, $B investment, 10K jobs
Saronic's Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville starts at 800 acres (largest in US) with option to scale to 4,000 acres, investing billions to create 10,000 jobs over 10 years, aiming to restore WWII-level shipbuilding capacity through vertical integration, first-principles design, and workforce upskilling.
"We're proud to announce that we found that in Brownsville, Texas. So, we're we're headquartered in Austin. We're going to be basing Port Alpha in Brownsville. We're going to start…"
37:33
$SARONIC
Saronic
HIGHdino mavukus·All-In Podcast·2 months ago·China Outbuilds America 230-to-1. Saronic Has a Plan· position
Saronic targets 230:1 shipbuilding gap vs China with autonomous vessels at fraction of cost
China outbuilds the US 230:1 in gross tonnage (23M vs 100K tons/year) and 5-6x lower cost; Saronic's autonomous Marauder can field 320 VLS tubes/year at a fraction of the $30M/tube cost of $3B destroyers, fundamentally changing unit economics of naval firepower.
"the United States can build a 100,000 gross tons of ships every year. The Chinese, which you were referencing, can build 23 million gross tons. So, they can out build the US 230 t…"
5:13
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Defense Techtailwind
Autonomous naval fleet targets 230:1 China shipbuilding deficit with attritable mass
Saronic's Corsair and Marauder autonomous vessels enable the US to field hundreds of VLS tubes annually at a fraction of destroyer costs, directly countering China's 57% global shipbuilding share and 370-ship navy.
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Geopolitics & Tradeheadwind
China's 230:1 shipbuilding tonnage advantage creates existential naval deficit for US and allies
China now builds 23M gross tons/year vs US 100K, controls 57% of global capacity, and delivers 30+ naval ships annually vs US net loss of 10. Commercial capacity converts to military in conflict, making autonomous mass production a strategic imperative for Taiwan Strait and Hormuz scenarios.
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Geopolitics & Tradeheadwind
China's 57% global shipbuilding share creates existential naval capacity gap
China's state-subsidized shipbuilding ecosystem produces 23M gross tons annually vs US 100K, delivering 1,000+ commercial ships yearly vs 5 US, enabling rapid conversion to wartime production the US cannot match.
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Defense Techtailwind
Autonomous ships deliver 20x missile capacity at fraction of destroyer cost
Saronic's Marauder autonomous vessel can field 320 VLS tubes per year versus 15 for a $3B destroyer, reducing cost per tube from $30M to a fraction by removing human support systems and vertically integrating production. This shifts naval firepower from exquisite platforms to attritable mass.
9
Defense Techtailwind
Autonomous naval vessels shift warfare economics: 320 VLS tubes/year vs 15 for $3B destroyers
Removing humans from ships eliminates life-support systems, enabling smaller, cheaper, mass-producible vessels that can field 20x more missile capacity per year at a fraction of the cost, fundamentally altering naval force structure and procurement economics.
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Advanced Manufacturingtailwind
Port Alpha shipyard in Brownsville targets 10x capacity with hardware-software co-design
Saronic's 800-acre (expandable to 4,000) greenfield shipyard applies semiconductor-style co-design to naval manufacturing, integrating digital workflows, supply chain digitization, and workforce upskilling to halve US shipbuilding costs.
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Defense Techtailwind
Autonomous naval vessels offer 20x VLS tube cost advantage over destroyers
Saronic's Marauder autonomous ship can field 320 VLS tubes per year at a fraction of the $30M/tube cost of traditional $3B destroyers, enabling mass attritable firepower for Taiwan Strait scenarios.
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Government Technologytailwind
Fixed-price defense contracts enable startups to outpace primes on speed and cost
The shift from cost-plus to firm-fixed-price procurement aligns incentives for rapid delivery, with Saronic investing $2.5B private capital to build Marauder on IRAD while primes face pressure for share buybacks over innovation.