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Navy/USMC

DARPA Chooses Serco For Phase 2 NOMARS USV Program

Monday, August 22nd, 2022

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DARPA Chooses Serco For Phase 2 NOMARS USV Program

Artist’s concept of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program prototype selection, Serco Inc.’s Defiant. (Image: DARPA)

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said it selected Serco Inc. to move forward with the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) program. NOMARS is a two-phase DARPA program that seeks to demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of a USV operating long missions at sea autonomously with entirely no manning. DARPA underscored this program takes a “clean-sheet approach to ship design, holding firmly to the requirement that there will never be a human on…

Congress

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]