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

DARPA has launched a new prototype warship for the US Navy that not only won't need any sailors, it can't even accommodate ...

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 ...

There are, of course, downside risks to a fully automated system like the USX-1 Defiant. Something as simple as a busted engine or broken control system that would require human engineers to ...

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

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

Serco launched the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s No Manning Required Ship program medium unmanned surface vessel prototype, USX-1 Defiant, at Nichols Brothers Boat Builders shipyard last ...

After completing its construction in early February, the U.S. DARPA agency reported that the new medium-sized unmanned experimental vessel USX-1 Defiant has been launched. This vessel is designed to ...