The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Calspan Corporation a $14.1 million, four-year contract to retrofit up to four Aero Vodochody L-39 Albatros jet trainers for ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In an animated video released on September 7, a glistening silver ...

An artist's rendering of Northrop Grumman's position, navigation and timing capability for DARPA's Project Blackjack. (Northrop Grumman) WASHINGTON — Project Blackjack started as a bold idea. Instead ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is on the hunt for foundational AI models that can aid in the scientific discovery process. The powerhouse innovation agency within the Department of ...

Rendering of Spire Global's Low Earth Multi-Use Receiver (LEMUR) 3U cubesat platform used to track maritime, aviation and weather activity from space. Credit: Spire Global WASHINGTON — The Defense ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency hopes to fly experiments on board Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne suborbital spacecraft later this year, according to the agency's Stu Nozette, a program ...

DARPA has selected Germany-based Mynaric to create an architectural design for the experimental laser communication terminals called for by the agency’s Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space ...

DARPA has announced that it has given the green light to a new series of field tests at Camp Roberts, California, aimed at producing autonomous off-road combat vehicles that can keep up with crewed ...

A new CubeSat experiment by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), designed to explore the use of microelectronic materials in extra-terrestrial environments, could pay dividends for ...

Founded in 1958, DARPA operates under the US Department of Defense (DoD) with a straightforward mission: to fund high-risk technological programmes that could lead to radical innovation. DARPA ...