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Is this the beginning of the end for human pilots? DARPA’s A.I. vs human dogfights reveal the future of air combat.
The Navy is testing uncrewed ships like the USX-1 Defiant to see how far it can push warfighting without sailors aboard.
BBN Technologies was awarded a contract from DARPA to support its Intelligent Generation of Tools for Security, or INGOTS, program. INGOTS aims to strengthen cybersecurity by developing advanced ...
In the final round, DARPA will determine the top three teams whose models can autonomously identify and patch vulnerabilities ...
Piloting a helicopter over forests enveloped by fire is a dangerous business—which is why experts are working on a plan to ...
Scientists study albatross flight to design smarter, wind-powered drones using dynamic soaring and biomimicry.
DARPA said in 2023 that it wanted the plane to have roughly the same size and capacity as a C-17 Globemaster, which can carry more than 170,000 pounds of cargo such as M1 Abrams tanks. In a statement ...
DARPA’s efforts on new mRNA vaccines have perhaps led to the best chance of effective immunization against COVID-19. This is in part thanks to a $25 million grant it awarded in 2013 to biotech company ...
DARPA wants to put more lasers in space, but not for the reason you probably think Space-BACN would make sure satellites can talk to each other and give ground troops the information they need ...
DARPA is working on a demonstrator with a nuclear thermal propulsion system that will enable 'rapid maneuver' by an orbital spacecraft. Its first application could be to move satellites, but with ...
DARPA also backed an Australian lab’s team, called CSIRO Data61 — a collaboration of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, a Brisbane-based company called Emesent ...
Special Series Saving The World, One Invention At A Time DARPA Aims To Have Coronavirus Therapy Shortly After Outbreak's Start February 14, 20205:03 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition By ...