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Seasats Inks Deal With Aussie Firm To Resell USVs In Region

Wednesday, November 12th, 2025

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Seasats Inks Deal With Aussie Firm To Resell USVs In Region

Seasats' Lightfish autonomous surface vessel. (Photo: Seasats)

Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer Seasats on Wednesday announced a formal agreement with Australian firm Elysium EPL, making it the exclusive reseller of their platforms in Australia and New Zealand. The agreement follows Elysium's success in getting the Seasats Lightfish certified by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) so it can operate in Australian waters. With this agreement, Elysium will specifically provide regional sales, integration, and front-line support for Seasats’ USVs. Seasats underscored this comes a month after the U.S.…

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