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Are commercial sea drones a new headache for PLA in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait?
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Are commercial sea drones a new headache for PLA in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait?

🇹🇼 TaiwanAug 3, 2026 10:00SRC: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POSTBY: Gabriel Dominguez

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Small commercial sea drones that have shown they can monitor PLA warships in the South China Sea have emerged as a new potential challenge for Beijing in the disputed waters. Last week, Seasats, a California-based autonomous vessel maker, released footage – which has been verified by Reuters – showing its Lightfish drone operating near a Chinese Type 052D guided-missile destroyer on June 16. The latest encounter reportedly took place 105km (65 miles) northwest of Luzon, the largest Philippine...

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