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

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

DARPA officially named its first-ever seafaring ship built to carry no humans, it will be known from now on as the USX-1 ...

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

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

The United States is doubling down on unmanned maritime innovation in its navy with the christening of the USX-1 Defiant - a first-of-its-kind, fully autonomous medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) ...

The success of this test, supported by PMS-406 and USVRON-1, paves the way for the next phase of testing with the NOMARS USV Defiant during its upcoming sea trials.

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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.

The NOMARS concept ship sits low in the water with a high mast for sensors and communications. The robo-ship has what looks like four angled launchers for missiles, possibly reloaded from within ...

“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 ...