Autonomous underwater vehicle pact signed by Vatn Systems & TaiwanNewsLisa Daigle Assistant Managing Editor Military Embedded SystemsSIGURD countermine system image: Vatn Systems BRISTOL, R.I. Uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) company Vatn Systems is teaming with Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST) to explore joint naval defense projects on behalf of Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense as Taiwan seeks to modernize its naval defenses and build sustainment capacity. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by Vatn and NCSIST establishes a framework under which they will jointly develop artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled command-and-control systems, field autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) including Vatn's S12 uncrewed vehicle, and build supply-chain and sustainment support based in Taiwan. Nelson Mills, co-founder and CEO of Vatn Systems, called the agreement a chance for his company to support Taiwan's efforts to modernize its naval capabilities.