The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. The aims is to build and demonstrate a revolutionary new medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) that can go to sea and perform missions with unprecedented reliability and availability, while carrying a significant payload.
The agency selected Serco Inc.’s design to move forward at the conclusion of Phase 1.
DARPA says the NOMARS program took a clean-sheet approach to ship...
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