In a nutshell: DARPA's Manta Ray program is designed to develop a new generation of autonomous drones capable of operating underwater. The drone has finally been built after roughly four years, and ...

The US military is developing a huge underwater drone called the "Manta Ray." The unmanned system passed its first major test at sea earlier this year. Drones like the Manta Ray can function like a ...

First pier-side splash of the scaled Manta Ray vehicle developed by PacMar Technologies. (DARPA) DARPA’s Manta Ray program hit a key milestone with an in-water splash test off of Oahu, Hawaii, of ...

An enormous underwater drone, built to roam the oceans for “very long periods of time” without refueling, has passed initial tests off California, DARPA announced on Wednesday. “Our successful, ...

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Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA. When you ...

At the beginning of April the world got news of the first example of a brand-new breed of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUV) being ready. The company that broke the news was Northrop Grumman, and it ...

Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Ghost Shark and Manta Ray protect the undersea realm. Sounds like the plot of a future Marvel movie, but in actual fact, it’s what could be the future of Pacific naval ...

As the importance of underwater drones for military operations increases, so does the interest of research agencies and companies in them. Several projects are in the process of being researched, ...