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Taiwan signs U.S. Vatn deal for autonomous underwater AI

8/18/2026

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Taiwan signed a deal with U.S. defence start-up Vatn Systems to develop autonomous underwater vehicles.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will carry out the agreement and explore AI-enabled command-and-control for undersea missions.
The partnership will deploy autonomous underwater vehicles and set up supply-chain and maintenance support in Taiwan.
Vatn co-founder and CEO Nelson Mills said the deal enables affordable undersea autonomy for Taiwan’s naval modernisation.

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Taiwan signed a deal with U.S. defence start-up Vatn Systems to develop autonomous underwater vehicles.
The National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology will carry out the agreement and explore AI-enabled command-and-control for undersea missions.
The partnership will deploy autonomous underwater vehicles and set up supply-chain and maintenance support in Taiwan.
Vatn co-founder and CEO Nelson Mills said the deal enables affordable undersea autonomy for Taiwan’s naval modernisation.