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Manta ray: DARPA’s underwater drone that can stay at sea for months

Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray is a new extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle designed to operate in the deep ocean for ...
Forbes

The Manta Ray That Eluded Science For 15 Years

A Mobula yarae, or Atlantic manta ray, with more vivid colors. For more than 15 years, Marine Megafauna Foundation co-founder Dr. Andrea Marshall suspected that one of the animals she was seeing in ...
Nextgov

Giant military manta ray drone passes first ocean test

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, ...
Space.com

DARPA's autonomous 'Manta Ray' drone can glide through ocean depths undetected

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 ...
techtimes

Nature-Inspired Submarine Glider: Manta Ray to Revolutionize Ocean Missions

Northrop Grumman's Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) is pioneering ocean exploration for people and autonomous vehicles. The Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) designed the Manta Ray, ...
WESH

A giant manta ray jumped out of the ocean and photobombed a surfer in Florida

Related video above: Large number of shark deaths have left "gaping hole" ocean ecosystemsA lucky photographer captured an amazing shot of a giant manta ray that leaped out of the water as he was ...
WolverinesWire

Final Four and more, FSCJ Manta Rays mascot sweeps NJCAA bracket

Florida State College at Jacksonville's Manta Ray mascot won the National Junior College Athletic Association's Mascot ...