Defiant is getting closer to embarking on a key long-endurance cruise that could have important ramifications for the U.S.

DARPA's autonomous Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), the USX-1 Defiant, took a major step toward operational status as a bottle ...

DARPA christened the USX-1 Defiant, a 180-foot fully autonomous medium unmanned surface vessel built for the U.S. Navy.

The Navy is testing uncrewed ships like the USX-1 Defiant to see how far it can push warfighting without sailors aboard.

Following its christening, the USX-1 Defiant soon will begin an at-sea demonstration of its reliability and endurance. The ...

Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, announced the christening of the ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on Monday christened its prototype for the No Manning Required Ship ...

A fully autonomous, unmanned surface vessel - built with no provision for human crew - has been officially christened at a ...

For the NOMARS ship to be useful, it needs to not just stay afloat and get from point A to point B. It also has to capture and transmit useful information about its surroundings while it is underway.

NOMARS Defiant NOMARS Defiant rendering Herndon, Virginia, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serco Inc., a provider of professional, technology, engineering, and management services, has ...

“NOMARS is going and looking at ‘Can I take people completely off ships,’” he explained. “That’s a risky endeavor. We don’t know if we’re going to be able to do that.

Gregory Avicola, the NOMARS program manager, told USNI News in a recent interview that DARPA has had conversations with Navy offices like PMS-406, the service’s program executive office for ...