DARPA launches warship NOMARS designed 'from the ground up' to be truly unmanned. Sea trials start Spring 2025

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"... successfully launched and will soon begin sea trials for its new warship built from the ground up to sail without any humans aboard.

“The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built a ship designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea,” according to a statement from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on Tuesday. “Construction of the prototype, unmanned surface vessel (USV) was completed in February 2025.”

Sea trials for the ship, dubbed Defiant  (USX-1) and which does not have any mission or combat systems installed onboard, are scheduled for spring 2025, the statement added. ..."

"... 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. ..."

No sailors in sight: DARPA launches warship designed 'from the ground up' to be truly unmanned - Breaking Defense "Produced by SERCO through the research agency's NOMARS program, the ship has been named Defiant (USX-1)."

DARPA: No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS)

DARPA’s NOMARS is a 180-footlong warship designed from the ground up to not have humans aboard.