The U.S. Navy is using autonomous boats from San Diego startup Seasats to track Chinese ghost fleets near Taiwan.
- Seasats' Lightfish boats have completed the first autonomous crossing of the Taiwan Strait. - The boats relay intelligence from underwater assets to satellites and commanders on shore.
- Seasats is expanding with a new headquarters in Clairemont and hiring 12 new employees. The company has raised $40 million and secured $100 million in defense contracts since 2020.