DARPA designates Bell’s SPRINT demonstrator as X-76 after Critical Design Review
Bell’s high-speed vertical lift demonstrator for DARPA’s SPRINT program has received the official X-76 designation and passed its…
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Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and its role in developing advanced technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense and aviation industry.
Bell advances in DARPA SPRINT X-plane program with VTOL demonstrator
Bell Textron has been selected by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 2 of…
Northrop Grumman unveils XRQ-73 SHEPARD hybrid stealth drone demonstrator
Northrop Grumman Corporation has unveiled the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD)…
Aurora advances high-speed vertical lift concept to preliminary design phase
The high-speed vertical lift X-plane concept developed by Aurora Flight Sciences has reached the preliminary design phase. This…
US Air Force and DARPA test first dogfight with AI-piloted X-62A VISTA aircraft
The US Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have collaborated…
DARPA launches program to capture stratospheric spy balloons
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has unveiled the CAPTURE (Capturing Aerial Payloads to Unleash Reliable…
Northrop to design autonomous naval VTOL aircraft for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation has secured a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office. The…
General Atomics to continue developing LongShot, DARPA’s missile-launching drone
General Atomics was chosen to further develop the LongShot concept – an aircraft-launched drone meant to extend the…
DARPA’s AI-piloted F-16 completes first flight testing program
The X-62A VISTA (Variable Stability In-Flight Simulator Test Aircraft), a modified F-16 fighter jet flown by an artificial…
DARPA selects teams to design Liberty Lifter ground effect demonstrator
DARPA has selected General Atomics and Boeing’s Aurora to develop designs for the Liberty Lifter ground effect transport…
DARPA, Lockheed perform last test on scramjet hypersonic missile
The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the completion of a successful test of the…
NASA, DARPA to develop nuclear-powered rocket to reach Mars
NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will collaborate to develop a nuclear-powered rocket intended for…
DARPA selects Boeing to develop aircraft without control surfaces
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tasked Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences with developing a flapless…
DARPA contracts General Atomics to develop ground effect freighter concept
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has signed a contract with General Atomics to develop a ground…
DARPA to develop next-gen military VTOL demonstrator
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) intends to develop a next-generation military vertical take-off and landing…
DARPA mulls recharging drones wirelessly using lasers
The Tactical Technology Office of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) issued a request for information on…
Uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter completes first fully autonomous flight
Sikorsky and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) tested the capacity of the iconic UH-60 Black…