Event

Seasats awarded $24M APFIT funding to accelerate fielding of autonomous surface vessels

Jan 15, 2026 · Contract Award · Seasats · Defence

  • Seasats was selected for a $24 million APFIT award to accelerate procurement, production, and scaling of its autonomous surface vessels.
  • The award followed Navy and Marine Corps-backed progress and explicitly referenced the company's Lightfish-led defense programs.
  • It matters because APFIT is a strong transition-to-procurement signal for defense technology that is moving into operational use.

Seasats builds small autonomous surface vessels for defense, commercial and scientific missions. Its platform family supports persistent maritime ISR, patrol and environmental data collection.

Company
Seasats
Segment
Defence
Event type
Contract Award
Geography
San Diego, California · United States