It’s a wrap: Space-BACN satellite laser link program shifts from DARPA to DIU
Space-BACN's optical inter-satellite links and related tech are transitioning to the Defense Innovation Unit for a future on-orbit pathfinder, according to industry execs.
DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more
DRACO began life in 2020 with the moniker "Reactor on a Rocket," or ROAR — a name agency scientists later decided might garner negative attention.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
US cyber vulnerabilities fuel N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal, but solutions are near: DARPA official
"We are essentially funding nuclear weapons development in North Korea with our bad software practices," said Kathleen Fisher, director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office.
DARPA picks 14 vendors for lunar economy-building study
Technologies being explored include "lunar power; mining and commercial in-situ resource utilization; communications, navigation, and timing; transit, mobility, and logistics; and construction and robotics," according to DARPA.
DARPA, White House launch $20M AI, cybersecurity challenge
The Biden administration also unveiled a new executive order targeting US investment in Chinese AI, quantum and microelectronic tech.
DARPA taps General Atomics for low-flying seaplane Liberty Lifter concept
The Liberty Lifter program aims to change how the Pentagon tackles air and sealift through a well-known, but difficult-to-use physics trick.
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DARPA wants to build slimmer, enhanced night vision goggles
The Pentagon's blue-sky R&D agency chose 10 partners to help make goggles easier on soldiers' necks and expand vision in the dark.
DARPA taps Northrop, Martin Defense Group for Manta Ray UUV Phase 2
The Manta Ray is one of several unmanned vehicles moving through the military's research and development enterprises.
A mothership finally recovers DARPA’s ‘Gremlins’ drone, but it’s not all good news
During tests last month, one Gremlins drone was destroyed after a power system failure forced the team to terminate flight, said Tim Keeter, Dynetics' program manager.
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Blowin’ In The Wind: A New X-Plane Program To Revolutionize Aircraft Maneuverability
BAE Systems’ role in DARPA’s CRANE program builds upon its demonstrator aircraft that was the first in aviation history to maneuver in flight using only active flow control technologies.
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Voyager is fortifying the U.S. Defense supply chain
Answering the Pentagon’s call to bolster defense industrial base.
DARPA Eyes More 2022 Funds To Improve AI Reliability
Training AI systems "is still a bit of a black art," says DARPA Acting Director Peter Highnam.
DARPA Gremlins: Drone Test Back On After COVID Delay
"We expect to report results in August, at the latest," DARPA spokesperson Jared Adams told Breaking D.
DARPA’s Blackjack Jumps Forward With Payload, Bus, Demo Awards
Risk reduction missions this year "are separate flights to prove technologies" and not part of the planned 20-satellite Blackjack constellation, explains program manager Rusty Thomas.
Hypersonic Missiles: Plethora Of Boost-Glide & Cruise
"At this point we don't want to see an either/or -- we actually want to see both technologies pursued," Lewis said of DoD's pursuit of hypersonic boost-glide and cruise missile efforts.