DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more
DRACO began life in 2020 with the moniker "Reactor on a Rocket," or ROAR — a name agency scientists later decided might garner negative attention.
US cyber vulnerabilities fuel N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but solutions are near: DARPA official
"We are essentially funding nuclear weapons development in North Korea with our bad software practices," said Kathleen Fisher, director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office.
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Streamlining federal operations: achieving mission success with unified network observability
Consolidate network monitoring, performance management, and fault isolation into a single, comprehensive solution.
DARPA picks 14 vendors for lunar economy-building study
Technologies being explored include "lunar power; mining and commercial in-situ resource utilization; communications, navigation, and timing; transit, mobility, and logistics; and construction and robotics," according to DARPA.
DARPA, White House launch $20M AI, cybersecurity challenge
The Biden administration also unveiled a new executive order targeting US investment in Chinese AI, quantum and microelectronic tech.
DARPA taps General Atomics for low-flying seaplane Liberty Lifter concept
The Liberty Lifter program aims to change how the Pentagon tackles air and sealift through a well-known, but difficult-to-use physics trick.
DARPA wants to build slimmer, enhanced night vision goggles
The Pentagon's blue-sky R&D agency chose 10 partners to help make goggles easier on soldiers' necks and expand vision in the dark.
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Pioneering the future of airborne ISR: ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR 600
Blending superior optics, advanced stabilization and AI-powered autonomy in a compact and rugged system, ASELFLIR 600 delivers unmatched intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
DARPA taps Northrop, Martin Defense Group for Manta Ray UUV Phase 2
The Manta Ray is one of several unmanned vehicles moving through the military's research and development enterprises.
A mothership finally recovers DARPA’s ‘Gremlins’ drone, but it’s not all good news
During tests last month, one Gremlins drone was destroyed after a power system failure forced the team to terminate flight, said Tim Keeter, Dynetics' program manager.
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Blowin’ In The Wind: A New X-Plane Program To Revolutionize Aircraft Maneuverability
BAE Systems’ role in DARPA’s CRANE program builds upon its demonstrator aircraft that was the first in aviation history to maneuver in flight using only active flow control technologies.
DARPA Eyes More 2022 Funds To Improve AI Reliability
Training AI systems "is still a bit of a black art," says DARPA Acting Director Peter Highnam.
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Cybersecurity skills don’t come from a manual, but from practical hands-on training
Cybersecurity skills must evolve in near-real time as Zero Day threats continue and AI provides new challenges.
DARPA Gremlins: Drone Test Back On After COVID Delay
"We expect to report results in August, at the latest," DARPA spokesperson Jared Adams told Breaking D.
DARPA’s Blackjack Jumps Forward With Payload, Bus, Demo Awards
Risk reduction missions this year "are separate flights to prove technologies" and not part of the planned 20-satellite Blackjack constellation, explains program manager Rusty Thomas.
Hypersonic Missiles: Plethora Of Boost-Glide & Cruise
"At this point we don't want to see an either/or -- we actually want to see both technologies pursued," Lewis said of DoD's pursuit of hypersonic boost-glide and cruise missile efforts.
Lockheed Martin, Air Force Press Ahead On Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile
Lockheed Martin is designing what it calls a new Hypersonic Strike Weapon-Air Breathing (which goes by the awful acronym HSW-ab) for DARPA. John Varley, Lockheed's VP for hypersonic weapons, wouldn't provide details due to the program's high level of classification.