Tag: DARPA
Second Gremlin UAS flight brings system closer to aerial recovery test
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) reusable unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program has achieved another milestone with a successful flight...
AI goes undefeated in digital dogfight against human F-16 pilot
An artificial intelligence (AI) agent has just scored five straight victories against a human F-16 fighter jet pilot in a digital dogfighting...
DARPA picks performers for its X-plane program
DARPA wants to demonstrate efficiency benefits of AFC, as well as improvements in aircraft cost, weight, performance, and reliability.
Pentagon’s research arm tackling antibiotic resistance
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launch a program called "harnessing enzymatic activity for lifesaving remedies" (HEALR) to address...
BAE joins DARPA’s project for AI-enabled Squad X robots
BAE Systems has received a contract to provide autonomy and artificial intelligence capabilities for the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA)...
DARPA awards contracts for tunable gamma ray inspection technology development
The US Defense Advanced Research projects Agency (DARPA) has taken the project to develop a transportable, tunable source of gamma rays to...
DARPA will try ruining video games to improve Pentagon’s war games
Each of the selected teams has proposed two games they’ll try to break.
DARPA postpones artificial intelligence dog fight event due to COVID-19
The winning AI will eventually fly a simulated dogfight against an experienced fighter pilot to test the AI’s mettle.
Lockheed bags DARPA’s Blackjack satellite integration contract
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.8 million contract for the first phase of satellite...
DARPA awards further drone swarm development contracts
DARPA's OFFSET program envisions swarms of up to 250 collaborative autonomous systems providing insights to ground troops as they operate in dense urban environments.