Latest "darpa" stories

Stop following me! Army seeks safe path to truly autonomous vehicles

During testing at Fort Hood, a safety observer followed every uncrewed platform in case of an incident during each exercise.

By Catherine Buchaniec

7 months ago

DoD seeks ‘huge jump’ in budget for hypersonic test facilities

Industry executives have identified testing infrastructure shortfalls as a major barrier to fielding hypersonic weapons capabilities on a faster timeline.

12 months ago

For the first time, Black Hawk helicopter flies without anyone aboard

Sikorsky and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency flew a Black Hawk helicopter for 30 minutes with no one inside through the ALIAS program.

14 months ago

As Pentagon calls for industry innovation, top acquisition nominees remain stalled

The Pentagon has are too few acquisition officials confirmed for the defense industry.

16 months ago

A DARPA competition to build underground robot teams to assist troops enters its final challenge this week

Teams of civilians are testing their ground and aerial robots in places where troops would have difficulty going.

19 months ago

Path for DARPA tech to become part of military’s JADC2 enterprise still unclear

"What we're really talking about ... is buying bodies," the head of DARPA's Strategic Technology Office said.

By Valerie Insinna

21 months ago