# Type 056

Shadows in the Strait: How Low-Cost Autonomous Drones are Rewriting Maritime Surveillance

The successful deployment of the Seasats Lightfish USV in the Taiwan Strait highlights a new era of persistent, low-cost maritime surveillance. By exploiting legal gray zones and utilizing solar-powered autonomy, these drones provide the U.S. with a high-endurance intelligence tool that complicates China's regional maritime strategy.