DARPA confirms ownership of mysterious vessel after photos emerge on Reddit
Photos of the odd-looking, 180-foot ship escorted by a tugboat through the Puget Sound emerged on Reddit earlier this week ...
DARPA launches Defiant, a 180-foot fully autonomous warship for extended missions
From the very start, human habitation was completely off the table, meaning there are no crew quarters and no galleys aboard. That has given this vessel ...
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The Navy’s USX-1 Defiant Drone Is The Future Of Sea Warfare
This spring, the Defiant will embark upon a multi-month demonstration that will test the craft’s autonomy, endurance, and ...
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US launches world’s first 240-ton unmanned ship for autonomous naval missions
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has achieved a major milestone in maritime innovation by completing the development of a prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV) called the ...
US Hopes Robo-Ships Can Outwit China's Superior Naval Numbers
The US Navy's USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV) promises cost-effective, high-endurance fleet expansion while ...
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Construction of first NOMARS prototype complete, sea trials to begin this spring
The first prototype in the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program will begin a multimonth, at-sea testing period this spring after the vessel's construction concluded in February, according to a ...