Seasats Lightfish completes autonomous Taiwan Strait transit - 2026-05-27 - Capability - The Lightfish crossed the full length of the Taiwan Strait over five days while monitoring vessel traffic. Its onboard cameras captured imagery of Chinese naval vessels during the transit. The voyage exercised long-range autonomous… - source: prnewswire.com
Seasats awarded $24M APFIT funding to accelerate fielding of autonomous surface vessels - 2026-01-15 - Contract Award - The $24 million APFIT award was recommended by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps to accelerate procurement, production and scaling. Seasats said the funding would expand production and speed delivery of maritime capability to… - source: prnewswire.com
Seasats and Elysium EPL sign reseller agreement for autonomous surface vessels in Australia and New Zealand - 2025-11-12 - Partnership - Seasats signed a formal reseller agreement making Elysium EPL its exclusive reseller in Australia and New Zealand. The agreement covered regional sales, integration, and front-line support, building on operational work that… - source: prnewswire.com
Seasats awarded $89M U.S. Navy SBIR Phase 3 IDIQ contract - 2025-10-07 - Contract Award - The $89 million SBIR Phase III IDIQ supports Marine Corps uncrewed-surface-vessel efforts through Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic. Multiple Lightfish vessels had operated in NATO’s BALTOPS 2025 exercise before the… - source: prnewswire.com
Seasats autonomous surface vessel crosses the Pacific and completes a 7,500+ mile mission - 2025-07-30 - Capability - A Lightfish completed a fully autonomous voyage from San Diego to Japan covering more than 7,500 miles over 150 days. The route included stops for demonstrations in Hawaii and Okinawa and captured imagery near Wake Island and Guam.… - source: prnewswire.com
Seasats secures $10M funding round amid rising demand for autonomous vessels - 2025-02-05 - Funding - Shield Capital led a $10 million financing round for Seasats, with participation from Aero X Ventures and Techstars. The company tied the round to hiring and international sales expansion as demand increased for its Lightfish… - source: axios.com