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Huntington Ingalls Adds To Autonomous Capabilities With Investment In Sea Machines

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2020

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Huntington Ingalls Adds To Autonomous Capabilities With Investment In Sea Machines

Sea Machines' SM300 vessel intelligence system. Photo: Sea Machines

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Wednesday said it has made another investment in unmanned systems by partnering and making a strategic equity investment in Sea Machines, which develops software for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), a deal that gives the shipbuilder immediate access to the advanced technology. Sea Machines, which is based in Boston, said it raised $15 million in a new financing round that included “significant participation” by HII. “This investment represents our commitment to advanced innovation and competencies across…

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