DARPA okays construction of X-65 plane with air jet flight controls

DARPA has awarded a contract to Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale aircraft called the X-65. It will test a new technology that replaces moving control surfaces with Active Flow Control (AFC) actuators that use jets of air for control.Continu… Continue reading DARPA okays construction of X-65 plane with air jet flight controls

Raytheon to create DARPA’s airborne “wireless internet for energy”

DARPA has tapped Raytheon to design and develop a wireless, airborne relay system to “deliver energy into contested environments,” as part of its Energy Web Dominance program, in which DARPA wants to be able to power anything from nearly anywhere.Conti… Continue reading Raytheon to create DARPA’s airborne “wireless internet for energy”

DARPA program breakthrough promises more practical quantum computers

A DARPA program is claiming a major breakthrough in quantum computing. The Optimization with Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum devices (ONISQ) program has created the world’s first quantum circuit with logical quantum bits (qubits).Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading DARPA program breakthrough promises more practical quantum computers

General Electric Probes Security Breach as Hackers Sell DARPA-Related Access

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According to the threat actor, the data includes “a lot of DARPA-related military information.”
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Raytheon to build revolutionary rotating detonation engine for DARPA

DARPA has contracted Raytheon to develop a practical version of a revolutionary air-breathing rotating detonation engine called Gambit, which would have no moving parts and could lead to lighter missiles with longer ranges at lower cost.Continue Readin… Continue reading Raytheon to build revolutionary rotating detonation engine for DARPA

Boeing to develop hypersonic missile interceptor for DARPA

Boeing has been tapped by DARPA to develop and test the technology that will be required to build a prototype to intercept hypersonic missiles in the upper atmosphere as part of the agency’s four-year Glide Breaker program.Continue ReadingCategory: Mil… Continue reading Boeing to develop hypersonic missile interceptor for DARPA

DARPA’s LongShot missile-firing drone is ready for flight testing

DARPA and General Atomics are readying their fighter-launched LongShot missile-firing drone for flight testing. The aircraft is part of an effort to haul 4th-generation fighter planes into the 21st-century aerial battlefield.Continue ReadingCategory: M… Continue reading DARPA’s LongShot missile-firing drone is ready for flight testing