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Navy Working With DARPA On NOMARS

Friday, August 26th, 2022

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Navy Working With DARPA On NOMARS

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)

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy officials here on Aug. 23 said they are working closely with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) on its No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) X-ship program. “First, we are very much in partnership with DARPA, like we talk to them regularly, on a variety of topics. Great data exchange, and they've been really good partners. I myself have personally been to DARPA and briefed on NOMARS and a lot of the other programs that they’re…

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