Published on: 2025-06-24 00:00:49
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. Construction of the prototype unmanned surface vessel (USV), USX-1 Defiant, was completed in February 2025. Defiant is a 180’, 240-metric-ton lightship that will undergo extensive in-water testing, both dockside and at sea. She is scheduled to depart for a multi-month at sea demonstration in spring 2025. The NOMARS program aims to challenge the traditional naval architectu
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TL;DR: With massive investments in drone technologies, the future of air warfare looks increasingly robotic. Naval warfare is heading in a similar direction, exemplified by DARPA's new prototype vessel, the USX-1 Defiant. Last month, this 180-foot, 240-metric-ton ship made its debut in preparation for extensive testing when defense contractor Serco launched it from a Washington shipyard. It's unique in that you won't find any sailors aboard – the Defiant was designed to be a "no manning required
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High-revving naturally aspirated engines and their associated screaming soundtracks might be on their way back to Formula 1. Not with next year's rule changes—that will see even bigger lithium-ion batteries and an even more powerful electric motor, paired with a turbocharged V6. But the sport is starting to think more seriously about the technical rules that will go into effect in 2030, and in an Instagram post yesterday, the man in charge of those rules signaled that he's open to cars that migh
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