Seasats Completes First Autonomous Transit of the Taiwan Strait
The five-day voyage covered more than 1,000 nautical miles and captured images of Chinese warships, Seasats said.
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On Tuesday (May 27), Seasonats, a U.S. surface unmanned vessel company, announced that its unmanned vessel, named "Lightfish," had completed its first autonomous transit through the Taiwan Strait and continuously monitored maritime activity, including that of Chinese naval vessels, during the voyage.
Seasats Lightfish USV encounters Chinese corvette on first autonomous transit of Taiwan Strait
San Diego-headquartered autonomous surface vessel specialist Seasats reports that a Lightfish uncrewed surface vessel (USV) has completed the first autonomous transit of the Taiwan Strait, a contested waterway separating Taiwan and mainland China. Seaspan is hailing completion of the transit as a milestone that “redefines what is possible with autonomous maritime systems in one of the world’s most sensitive waterways.” The Lightfish was deployed…
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