Ship sponsor Mattie Hanley follows naval tradition by breaking a bottle of spirits on the side of the USX-1 Defiant during the official christening ceremony in Everett, Wash., on Aug. 11, 2025.
The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program has built an unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed from the ground up to never accommodate a human aboard, the USX-1 Defiant.
By removing the human element from all ship design considerations, the program intends to demonstrate significant advantages, to include: Size, cost, at-sea reliability, greater hydrodynamic efficiency, survivability to sea-state, and survivability to adversary actions.
NOMARS is the kind of experimentation that could define a future hybrid maritime fleet, a manned-unmanned team with the ability to adapt and scale.
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| Date Taken: | 08.11.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2026 13:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9820653 |
| VIRIN: | 250811-O-YO896-7034 |
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| Location: | VIRGINIA, US |
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