A modified 368-ton former U.S. Navy vessel ran a 3.5-hour demonstration of autonomous navigation, mid-mission changes and simulated engine failures in front of about 40 U.S. and South Korean officials. HD Hyundai calls it the first such test by a South Korean company in U.S. waters and plans to pursue U.S. Navy programs with the technology.

During Bayonet Quest 26, held Sept. 26 to Oct. 6, the Army recovered a drone aboard a moving Mk VI and had the crewed boat lead a formation of uncrewed surface vessels. The service has not released a full list of systems used; the exercise is framed as practice for Pacific littoral reconnaissance.