Navy proves autonomous-ready refueling for unmanned drone boat off Virginia
The U.S. Navy demonstrated an underway refueling of a 38-foot unmanned boat (T38) using a towable capture and connection device off Virginia, transferring about 400 gallons across around 100 connection cycles; while the boat itself was remotely controlled, a human steered the fuel probe during the process, signaling progress toward fully autonomous endurance and outlining the next steps to remove human inputs and reduce latency.