DLBA Division of Gibbs and Cox selected to support DARPA NOMARS Program.

The DLBA Division of Gibbs & Cox announces that it will be supporting DARPA's Tactical Technology Office (TTO) on their revolutionary No Manning Required, Ship (NOMARS) Program. The program will design, build, and field test an unmanned surface ship that can operate autonomously for long durations at sea with no human interventions or underway maintenance.
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No Manning Required, Ship (NOMARS) Program (Picture source: artist rendering by Gibbs & Cox, Inc.)

DLBA Division of Gibbs & Cox’s team was selected by DARPA to explore the trade space for clean-sheet vessel designs developed without any provision for crew on board. The intent of this effort is to create a paradigm shift in the design of marine surface vehicles as one transitions from manned to unmanned platforms, while leveraging newly established and developmental technologies to increase capability, increase reliability, and reduce total ownership cost.

NOMARS is a two-phased program, with this first phase centered on trade space exploration, development of a clean-sheet concept design, and maturation of concept into a preliminary design. The Division has assembled a team of subject matter experts and industry leaders to explore the many research areas of this program, some of which are: hull, mechanical and electrical systems; self-adaptive health monitoring and predictive analytics; power generation, distribution, and energy storage; as well as advanced depot based maintenance concepts.

The DLBA Division of Gibbs & Cox will assess the interdependencies of the technical domains and evaluate each domain against overarching variables of cost, endurance, reliability, and manufacturability to ensure that its vessel design is optimized in all aspects of performance, production, and maintainability.

DLBA is a naval architecture and marine engineering firm which provides consulting services for the design and construction management of motor yachts, fiberglass recreational boats, and aluminum workboats. We specialize in high-performance marine craft design and engineering, yet support all types of vessels and clients from record-setting high-speed race boats to commercial marine tugs and barges. DLBA is a division of Gibbs & Cox, Inc.

Gibbs & Cox, Inc. is the largest independent and privately-owned naval architecture and marine engineering firm in the United States. Since its founding in 1929, 24 classes of combatants and nearly 7,000 vessels have been built to G&C designs.