DARPA

Arlington, Virginia, United States🇺🇸 darpa.mil

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) funds breakthrough technologies for U.S. national security, including revolutionary autonomous maritime systems that operate for extended periods without human oversight.

Platforms(1)

Surface

USX-1 Defiant

No-Manning-Required-Ship demonstrator built for long autonomous missions without humans aboard.

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News mentions(2)

USVJun 3, 2026

Hyliion Announces USX-1 Defiant USV as the Launch Platform for KARNO Core Sea Trials

Hyliion Holdings Corp. (Hyliion), a developer of modular power plant technology, announced that the US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has selected the USX-1…

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USVMay 19, 2026

Hyliion USX-1 Defiant USV Chosen as Launch Platform for KARNO Core Sea Trials

Hyliion Holdings Corp., a developer of modular power plant technology, announced that the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), in partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), has selected the USX-1 Defiant…

Marine Technology NewsSource