Setyawan says he and his colleagues have found the world’s first confirmed manta ray nursery in Raja Ampat. In this protected environment, the babies are birthed and live until large enough to survive ...

While the Manta Ray's dimensions are not publicly available, Northrop Grumman classifies the drone as an "extra-large glider UUV." The Manta Ray program, launched in 2020, aims to develop payload ...

One photograph of the Manta Ray shows it sitting adjacent to a support boat, and another shows it with people standing on top of it. These underscore just how large this drone actually is.

Oceanic manta rays are the largest species of ray, with wingspans that can reach more than 20 feet. They are filter feeders that eat large quantities of krill and other zooplankton and tend to ...

The UUV-300 series of extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicles (XLUUVs ... The United States is also developing these systems, such as the Manta Ray, built by Northrop Grumman in collaboration ...

Manta Ray was built through the U.S. Department of ... Manufacturers added: 'It is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range and payload-capable undersea missions without ...

The Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle ... and subsequent deployment demonstrates a first-of-kind capability for an extra-large UUV.” Northrop Grumman said the prototype was ...

It wasn’t even illegal to catch and kill a manta ray in Hawaii until 2009 ... complaints coming in about props hitting mantas on the Big Island,” Statts said. “Some legislators were ...