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 ...

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...