Now, the Pentagon is stepping forward with a system, the USX-1 Defiant, which might be able to achieve Paparo’s necessary vision of what a naval war with China over control of Taiwan might look ...

Designated USX-1 Defiant, the new NOMARS shows just how much space aboard a ship is devoted to the crew. Take away the living quarters, corridors, ventilators, ladders, ...

The USX-1 Defiant was being pushed by tug boat earlier this week through the Saratoga Passage in Puget Sound, just a few miles from the U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Station Whidby Island, ...

The USX-1 Defiant, which had been in development since 2020, was revealed, though under significant cover to obscure many of its features.

Over the next few months, the USX-1 Defiant will undergo dockside and open-ocean testing before embarking on a multi-month at-sea demonstration in spring 2025.

The USX-1 Defiant was spotted north of Seattle Credit: DARPA. 5. The ship is the first full-size drone warship which does not need a crew Credit: DARPA.

A state-of-the-art unmanned warship designed for fully autonomous naval missions has been spotted in waters off of Washington state.. The USX-1 Defiant was being pushed by tug boat earlier this ...

A mysterious U.S. robo-warship able to spend months at sea without humans has been unveiled. The USX-1 Defiant was officially launched this week by DARPA, the research and development agency of ...

The USX-1: The Cutting Edge of the Naval Drone Revolution. Developed by DARPA under the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, this 180-foot, 240-metric-ton unmanned surface vessel (USV) is ...