3D Printing May be the Key to Practical Scramjets

The first scramjet, an airbreathing jet engine capable of pushing an aircraft beyond Mach 5, was successfully flown in the early 1990s. But while pretty much any other technology you could imagine has progressed by leaps and bounds in the nearly 30 years that have passed, the state-of-the-art in hypersonic …read more

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BAE Systems to develop machine learning capabilities aimed to help the military

BAE Systems has been awarded a Phase 2 contract to develop machine learning capabilities aimed to help the military gain better awareness of space scenarios for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The goal of DARPA’s Hallmark To… Continue reading BAE Systems to develop machine learning capabilities aimed to help the military

Robots compete in DARPA's Subterranean Challenge to prep for alien life hunt

One of team CoSTAR's cave-exploring robots, which will be participating in the DARPA Subterranean Challenge this ...

This week DARPA kicks off a competition called the Subterranean Challenge, where hordes of robots are unleashed into caves and tunnels to test how well they can autonomously navigate these environments. One team, headed up by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), is entering a crew of bots that could inform future designs of spacefaring robots that explore caves and lava tubes on other planets and moons.

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DARPA drones surround mock city hall as part of autonomous swarming demonstration

Small unmanned aircraft are already more than bit-part players in military operations, and when they’re able to work together they could bring even more to the table. One of the many research groups investigating such possibilities is the tea… Continue reading DARPA drones surround mock city hall as part of autonomous swarming demonstration

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team up to develop air-breathing hypersonic missile

At the Paris Air Show, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman announced they have formally agreed to collaborate on building an air-breathing hypersonic weapon for DARPA and the US Air Force. Under the new partnership, the two companies will develop, … Continue reading Northrop Grumman and Raytheon team up to develop air-breathing hypersonic missile

DARPA, Yelp, & FBI – Application Security Weekly #54

Owner of MAGA-Friendly Yelp Knockoff Threatens to Call FBI After Researcher Exposes Security Holes, Chinese Data Breach Exposes ‘Breed Ready’ Status Of Almost 2 Million Women, Dozens of companies leaked sensitive data thanks to misconfigure… Continue reading DARPA, Yelp, & FBI – Application Security Weekly #54

DARPA to Develop $10 Million Open Source Voting System

The US election might be different in 2020 thanks to a project by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), the US Department of Defense research division, aiming at bullet-proofing voting machines by moving away from proprietary software that… Continue reading DARPA to Develop $10 Million Open Source Voting System