An autonomous watercraft conducts a patrol along side USAV SSG Elroy F. Wells (MSV 01) during the xTech Program competition off the shore of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sep. 10, 2025. xTech has partnered with U.S. Army Pacific to identify their key priorities, such as watercraft technologies, unexploded ordnances, and electronic warfare. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nickson Schenk)