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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.
By Jen Judson
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The big Pentagon internet mystery now partially solved
The military hopes to “assess, evaluate and prevent unauthorized use of DoD IP address space,” said a statement issued by the chief of the Pentagon’s Defense Digital Service.
DARPA program blending robots in the squad to find and destroy threats
Marines and soldiers will get to test run new ways to use robots to achieve squad-level missions.
By Todd South
US military wants to use genetically engineered life forms to track enemy subs
Researchers are looking at military uses for genetically modified sea creatures.
By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider
This DARPA program will give Army and Marine aviators a robot co-pilot
The autonomous capability will take the load off pilots so they can focus on mission tasks other than flying.
By Todd South
Quieter military drones that fly farther? The Pentagon thinks this engine could be the answer
Most people haven’t heard of the engine created by Felix Wankel in 1960, but its derivatives may end up powering the military’s future unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs.
By Kyle Rempfer