Saronic’s Vib Altekar on the Future of Maritime Warfare

Vib Altekar on maritime superiority and the future of national security. As co-founder and CTO at Saronic Technologies, Vibhav (Vib) Altekar is a perception engineer with expertise in the field of autonomous systems and maritime technology. He has spent a large part of his career in industry driving advancements in U.S. Department of War technology. As one of the earliest engineers at Anduril, Vib led engineering efforts across multiple programs, including the Royal Australian Navy's Ghost Shark drone submarine. His other career highlights include software engineering at Twitter, Juicero, and 8VC. In addition to software, Vib provides thought leadership at Saronic and invaluable strategic vision for its technological advancements. This conversation occurred during the UATX Summer Honors Program in June 2025 at the University of Austin.Apply Now⁠⁠ ⁠⁠uaustin.org⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠Substack⁠