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And of course, two team guys sitting there with a six pack say, well, I bet I could put some explosives in that. That'd be a cool product. And so I'm like, well, would it be? And so I go and I start building out. I'm like, okay, well, what does maritime look like? What does maritime autonomy look like? And I'm going to conferences and I'm looking at things.

And of course, two team guys sitting there with a six pack say, well, I bet I could put some explosives in that. That'd be a cool product. And so I'm like, well, would it be? And so I go and I start building out. I'm like, okay, well, what does maritime look like? What does maritime autonomy look like? And I'm going to conferences and I'm looking at things.

And of course, two team guys sitting there with a six pack say, well, I bet I could put some explosives in that. That'd be a cool product. And so I'm like, well, would it be? And so I go and I start building out. I'm like, okay, well, what does maritime look like? What does maritime autonomy look like? And I'm going to conferences and I'm looking at things.

And you walk into all these conferences and you see 25 different drones hanging from the sky. And you're like, oh, there's a lot of advancement in aerial autonomy. There's even advancement in subsea autonomy. And I wasn't seeing autonomous boats. And I'm like, why aren't there any autonomous boats at these conferences?

And you walk into all these conferences and you see 25 different drones hanging from the sky. And you're like, oh, there's a lot of advancement in aerial autonomy. There's even advancement in subsea autonomy. And I wasn't seeing autonomous boats. And I'm like, why aren't there any autonomous boats at these conferences?

And you walk into all these conferences and you see 25 different drones hanging from the sky. And you're like, oh, there's a lot of advancement in aerial autonomy. There's even advancement in subsea autonomy. And I wasn't seeing autonomous boats. And I'm like, why aren't there any autonomous boats at these conferences?

And so I just walk over and I look at, I'm like, okay, well, we're just the boats. Right? And you'll appreciate this. So I walk up to the Zodiac booth. And you know Zodiacs, the little speed boats we use in the SEAL teams with the outboard motor, carries six people. They look like they're from Vietnam. They're like 1970s technology. And you're always, the motor's never starting.

And so I just walk over and I look at, I'm like, okay, well, we're just the boats. Right? And you'll appreciate this. So I walk up to the Zodiac booth. And you know Zodiacs, the little speed boats we use in the SEAL teams with the outboard motor, carries six people. They look like they're from Vietnam. They're like 1970s technology. And you're always, the motor's never starting.

And so I just walk over and I look at, I'm like, okay, well, we're just the boats. Right? And you'll appreciate this. So I walk up to the Zodiac booth. And you know Zodiacs, the little speed boats we use in the SEAL teams with the outboard motor, carries six people. They look like they're from Vietnam. They're like 1970s technology. And you're always, the motor's never starting.

It's a piece of crap. If you go on the Zodiac website, They have these really cool fully electric jet drive, like push button Zodiacs. So I go up to the booth and I'm asking the guy, I'm like, why on the Zodiac website do I see this thing that looks like it's from 2022 coming off the back of a yacht when the SEAL teams get this? And he goes, oh, we're actually different companies.

It's a piece of crap. If you go on the Zodiac website, They have these really cool fully electric jet drive, like push button Zodiacs. So I go up to the booth and I'm asking the guy, I'm like, why on the Zodiac website do I see this thing that looks like it's from 2022 coming off the back of a yacht when the SEAL teams get this? And he goes, oh, we're actually different companies.

It's a piece of crap. If you go on the Zodiac website, They have these really cool fully electric jet drive, like push button Zodiacs. So I go up to the booth and I'm asking the guy, I'm like, why on the Zodiac website do I see this thing that looks like it's from 2022 coming off the back of a yacht when the SEAL teams get this? And he goes, oh, we're actually different companies.

That's Zodiac, big Zodiac. This is Zodiac Mill Pro. And we're just the Zodiac military company. And so I'm like, so you don't innovate? He's like, no, we're different companies. I'm like, oh, that's interesting. So I started saying, okay, like where's the innovation in maritime? Where is it? And I couldn't find it.

That's Zodiac, big Zodiac. This is Zodiac Mill Pro. And we're just the Zodiac military company. And so I'm like, so you don't innovate? He's like, no, we're different companies. I'm like, oh, that's interesting. So I started saying, okay, like where's the innovation in maritime? Where is it? And I couldn't find it.

That's Zodiac, big Zodiac. This is Zodiac Mill Pro. And we're just the Zodiac military company. And so I'm like, so you don't innovate? He's like, no, we're different companies. I'm like, oh, that's interesting. So I started saying, okay, like where's the innovation in maritime? Where is it? And I couldn't find it.

The Navy, again, going back to what Congress is doing, what the Navy, the Navy's been doing research and experimentation with a number of different companies. And a lot of it has been Just that, just experimentation, proof of concept. I was like, where's the real capability that scales?

The Navy, again, going back to what Congress is doing, what the Navy, the Navy's been doing research and experimentation with a number of different companies. And a lot of it has been Just that, just experimentation, proof of concept. I was like, where's the real capability that scales?

The Navy, again, going back to what Congress is doing, what the Navy, the Navy's been doing research and experimentation with a number of different companies. And a lot of it has been Just that, just experimentation, proof of concept. I was like, where's the real capability that scales?

Where's the company that's software first, hardware enabled, that's vertically integrated, that can produce at scale, that's delivering real capability? Where's that company? And I didn't see it. So then the second question I had to ask was like, does anybody care that this company doesn't exist? Or does it matter? Because it's okay to have a gap in the market.

Where's the company that's software first, hardware enabled, that's vertically integrated, that can produce at scale, that's delivering real capability? Where's that company? And I didn't see it. So then the second question I had to ask was like, does anybody care that this company doesn't exist? Or does it matter? Because it's okay to have a gap in the market.