DARPA Tests Hypersonic Rocket, Comes With On-Demand Thrust Termination
23 Jun 2021, 11:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA and Aerojet Rocketdyne conducted in May a full-scale static test firing of a unique second stage propulsion system of a hypersonic rocket
Explorer Robot Was Bred to Work Its Way in Underground Environments
23 May 2021, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Explorer is the name of a robot system developed by the Carnegie Mellon University and the Oregon State University for the DARPA Subterranean Challenge
CERBERUS Is a Hellish Name for a Bunch of Robots Meant to Sneak Underground
22 May 2021, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / CERBERUS is a project of several universities and one of the eight finalist of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge that will fight in the final in the fall
Soldiers to Have Implants That Release Melatonin, Peptide Therapies on Demand
17 May 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA's ADvanced Acclimation and Protection Tool for Environmental Readiness (ADAPTER) program seeks to develop implants soldiers could use to heal themselves
Goodbye Canteens, Soldiers to Be Soon Able to Make Water Out of Thin Air
13 May 2021, 13:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Honeywell, NuMat Technologies, and Northwestern University working together on a device for DARPA's Atmospheric Water Extraction (AWE) program
They’re Training Robots to Sneak Underground Now
8 May 2021, 07:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA selects the final eight teams to enter the Subterranean Challenge, the event to be held in September at the Louisville Mega Cavern
Royal Marines Say Jetpacks Are Not Ready for the Battlefield
6 May 2021, 11:16 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / After we saw Dutch special ops soldiers and U.K. marines take to the sky, some bad news tell us that the tech is not ready for the military.
Royal Marines Take to the Sky With Their New Jetpacks, Board Ships
4 May 2021, 11:58 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / A recent video published by jetpack manufacturer Gravity Industries shows three boarding exercises performed by British Royal Marines.
DARPA Develops Drone to Counteract Smaller Ones, Future War of Drones?
23 Apr 2021, 11:11 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Because drones are becoming a serious security threat, DARPA developed one that is able to counteract other small unmanned aircraft systems.
Flying Special Ops Soldiers Are Here to Show Off Their JetPacks
23 Apr 2021, 11:05 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / In a boarding exercise, a special ops soldier can be seen flying towards the ship's deck. This tech could significantly cut down the time boarding on a vessel.
Super Fabric to Protect Soldiers From Chemical and Biological Agents
13 Apr 2021, 15:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / FLIR Systems has been tasked with making a new kind of fabric that can help American soldiers avoid the dangers of chemical and biological threats
DARPA Launches Nuclear Spacecraft Program, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Is in It
13 Apr 2021, 09:16 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Blue Origin sign with DARPA to participate in the DRACO program for nuclear thermal propulsion system testing.
DARPA’s NOMARS Is an Autonomous Ship That Couldn’t Care Less About Humans
3 Apr 2021, 07:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American defense contractor L3Harris joined DARPA's No Manning Required Ship project, which aims to create an autonomous vessel
DARPA Teaching AI to Dogfight Enemy Airplanes, Human Pilots Already Outmatched
22 Mar 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA is hard at work trying to teach artificial intelligence systems how to handle aircraft during dogfights, first real-life tests planned for this year
This Could Be Northrop Grumman’s Lethal Drone for DARPA’s LongShot Program
21 Feb 2021, 15:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA's LongShot program is meant to design an air-launched unmanned weapons system that could use a multitude of air-to-air weapons.
AI to Battle It Out in Simulated DARPA Dogfights
22 Oct 2019, 15:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA has programs like the AlphaDogfight Trials, aimed at teaching AI enough skills so that at one point air-to-air combat could become automated
DARPA’s Swarms of Military Robots Are About to Get Much, Much Better
30 Sep 2019, 13:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / OFFSET's first test will be seizing key urban terrain within eight square city blocks over a mission duration of four-to-six hours.
Watch Swarm of Land-Based and Airborne Autonomous Drones Conduct Military Drills
9 Aug 2019, 13:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) drones coordinate their movements to create a swarm, keep troops updated on targets
Watch U.S. Marines Train Alongside AI-Powered Autonomous Weapons Systems
15 Jul 2019, 08:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA testing two autonomous systems that can provide intel and surveillance during combat missions without the need for a human
DARPA Turns to Video Game Developers to Teach AI Dogfighting Skills
10 May 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DAPRA moving to teach AI dog-fighting skills, plans to also work on building pilot confidence in such an automated system.