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In a double-shot of hypersonics news out of the US, the US Air Force has conducted an air-launched flight test of its AGM-183A hypersonic missile, while DARPA has successfully test fired a prototype of its Operational Fires (OpFires) system developed t… Continue reading USAF and DARPA test hypersonic weapon systems in air and on the ground
When Astra’s diminutive Rocket 3.3 lifted off from its pad at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on June 12th, everything seemed to be going well. In fact, the mission …read more Continue reading NASA Mission Off To Rough Start After Astra Failure
DARPA has launched a new “Liberty Lifter” program to design, build and test a highly-efficient wing-in-ground effect aircraft for transporting “very large, heavy loads” over long distances without runways. Prototypes could fly as early as 2027.Continue… Continue reading DARPA Liberty Lifter aims to bring back heavy-lift ground effect seaplanes
DARPA has selected Raytheon BBN to lead a team to develop an augmented reality device that can act as a virtual assistant for combat medics, guiding them through 50 different medical procedures using artificial intelligence.Continue ReadingCategory: Mi… Continue reading MAGIC AI goggles being developed to assist combat medics
DARPA, the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin, and Aerojet Rocketdyne have successfully conducted a second test flight of a Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) hypersonic missile, over an undisclosed location.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Lockheed’s HAWC hypersonic missile makes successful test flight
DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program has taken another step forward, with a US Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter taking to the air over Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5 for a 30-minute autonomous flight with no one ab… Continue reading Autonomous Black Hawk helicopter makes first flight with no crew onboard
DARPA has announced a new initiative called the Robust Optical Clock Network (ROCkN) program, which will look to develop a practical, super-accurate optical atomic clock that is robust and small enough to fit inside a military aircraft, warship, or fie… Continue reading DARPA’s ROCKn program aims to make optical atomic clocks portable
DARPA has awarded Phase 2 contracts in its Manta Ray program, which aims to build a series of underwater drones capable of taking on long-range, long-endurance, autonomous ocean missions without any human support for charging, maintenance or logistics…. Continue reading DARPA moves to phase 2 in long-endurance Manta Ray drone program
Although drones certainly can replace crewed aircraft, DARPA’s Gremlins program instead aims to equip military planes with drones that can be deployed and then retrieved for reuse. Now, for the first time ever, one of the drones has been recovered in m… Continue reading Gremlin drone recovered in mid-air for the first time
A few years ago we first heard about DARPA’s Subterranean Challenge, a competition in which teams were using robots to explore underground environments. An international consortium known as Team CEREBUS has recently been awarded the top prize, collecti… Continue reading Team CEREBUS uses copter/quadruped combo to win Subterranean Challenge