What's new in the Navy? Unmanned surface vessels, that's what. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Serco have launched the 180-foot USX-1 Defiant prototype, and sea trials will ...

The prototype vessel for the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, USX-1 Defiant, has been launched and is undergoing sea trials. The 180’, 240-metric-ton unmanned surface vessel (USV) was ...

The 180-ft (55-m), 240-tonne No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) put to sea last month ahead of sea trials. It may look smaller than a conventional surface warship, but looks can be deceiving.

The US Navy's USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV) promises cost-effective, high-endurance fleet expansion while ...

This spring, the Defiant will embark upon a multi-month demonstration that will test the craft’s autonomy, endurance, and resilience.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US surprised everyone by announcing the USX-1 Defiant, the world ...

The Defiant may have a role in the U.S. Navy’s drone ‘hellscape’ to help defend Taiwan from Chinese aggression ...

The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a vessel designed to operate autonomously for long durations. While DARPA has been working on the NOMARS program since 2020, details about the ...

The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a vessel designed to operate autonomously for long durations. While DARPA has been working on the NOMARS program since 2020, details about ...

Developed by DARPA under the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, this 180-foot, 240-metric-ton unmanned surface vessel (USV) is engineered from the keel up to operate without a single human ...

Ryan Maatta, a Marine Engineer Manager with Serco overseeing the NOMARS project, told Naval News it hopes the ship is “much less expensive to do the same mission as a manned platform.” ...