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News - DARPA
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA/Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter goes pilotless for logistics and rescue missions
7th November 2022
Without pilots on board, the autonomous Black Hawk helicopter performed long-endurance medical resupply while navigating between mountain ranges.
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Digital Battlespace
Software-defined technology is 'democratising' electronic warfare, says DARPA official
27th October 2022
Software-defined jammers and radars are reducing the cost of development to thousands of dollars and could force a pace of change that makes threat libraries obsolete.
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Air Warfare
DARPA selects Lockheed Martin for ACE programme
5th October 2022
Lockheed Martin will develop full-scale experimentation platforms to implement Air Combat Evolution algorithms and technologies in this phase of the programme.
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Defence Notes
Applied Physical Sciences continues research for DARPA on undersea sensors
26th September 2022
Applied Physical Sciences receives Phase 3C research contract from DARPA for undersea sensing systems.
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Land Warfare
DARPA seeks partners to fill infrared capabilities gap
23rd September 2022
DARPA is keen to find partners for the Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm) programme. The effort will develop novel IR sensors without the drawbacks of thermal sensors and photodetectors.
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Air Warfare
Reduced fleet size and weapons integration issues put squeeze on future RAF air combat missions
22nd September 2022
As the RAF manages NATO missions and faces increased pressure from Russia, defence experts argue that additional fighter jet deployments to the Asia-Pacific to maintain leading strategic ambitions signposted by the UK's Integrated Review looks to be out of the question.
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Digital Battlespace
US battle labs assess AI-based programme for airspace deconfliction
7th September 2022
The USAF and US Army partnership assessed Raytheon Corporation's AI solution that was designed to solve the problem of airspace deconfliction.
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA envisages smarter sensors with FENCE Phase 2 awards
2nd September 2022
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are working on a DARPA programme to create neuromorphic IR camera technologies.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA aims for first trials of NOMARS vessel in 2024
25th August 2022
DARPA aims to begin trialling the first No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) in late 2024, the agency told Shephard following its 22 August announcement that it would build, test and demonstrate the first vessel.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing continues DARPA Hunter XLUUV work
27th July 2022
Boeing has received an $8.51 million contract modification from DARPA for Option 3 of the Hunter Phase 2 programme.
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Defence Notes
DARPA and US Air Force complete second hypersonic weapon flight test
19th July 2022
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman announced on 18 July that they have completed the second flight test of the scramjet-powered HAWC.
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Air Warfare
Farnborough 2022: BAE Systems’ ‘flap-free’ design helps CRANE take flight for DARPA
18th July 2022
Wind tunnel tests have been completed of the active flow control effector for the future X-Plane in the DARPA Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) programme.
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Digital Battlespace
HRL composes ELGAR to improve G-band electronics
15th July 2022
DARPA wants to maximise the opportunities offered by the G-band spectrum.
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Defence Notes
DARPA picks Canadian firm for AI-based modelling research project
15th July 2022
The Automating Scientific Knowledge Extraction and Modeling programme seeks to harness AI for decision-making.
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon continues JAWS work for DARPA to coordinate kill webs
14th July 2022
DARPA has awarded Phase 2 work to Raytheon in the Joint All-Domain Warfighting Software (JAWS) battle management planning programme.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot [USA]
Programme Background Requirement According to DARPA, the objective of the LongShot programme is "to disrupt the paradigm of air combat operations by demonstrating an unmanned ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]
Programme Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a "leap-ahead" in long-endurance, ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot
The LongShot is a developmental air-launched platform intended to increase the survivability of friendly crewed aircraft. In February 2021, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...
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Sea: procedural training
2 Sigma Digital Tutor
A Digital Tutor that is designed to outperform schoolhouse instructors, bringing CTC training to a broad spectrum of sailors. Specifications include improving student outcomes for ...
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Major networking projects
CHAIN
The Compartmented High Assurance Information Network (CHAIN) is described as a robust architecture that improves interoperability of IT systems among the military services and security ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XV-24A LightningStrike
The XV-24A LightningStrike, developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and its partners Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, was a project for a tilt-wing UAV powered by an electric-distributed ...
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Data links
QNT
The QUINT Networking Technology (QNT) programme is intended to develop robust, affordable, miniature networked data link technologies suitable for use on weapons and by tactical ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
X-61A Gremlin
Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, is developing the X-61A Gremlin. This low-cost swarming drone can be outfitted with different payloads, launched by a mothership, recovered ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Shrike
The Shrike was a micro, portable, rugged VTOL-capable UAV designed for frontline day/night ISR. Development of the Shrike began in 2008 under a $4.6-million contract from ...
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Data links
TTNT
The Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) programme is intended to develop, evaluate and demonstrate reconfigurable, affordable, robust, interoperable and evolvable communications technologies to support emerging ...
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Military UGVs
Crusher
The Crusher vehicle was designed by DARPA and the National Robotics Engineering Center to evaluate technologies, such as mobility and autonomy systems, applicable to the UGVs ...
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Air: UAS radar
EchoFlight Airborne Radar
The Echoflight is a small electronically-scanned UAS radar. It provides long-range all-weather detection and tracking to allow users to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance radar
FORESTER
The Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) is an airborne radar system that provides stand-off, persistent, wide-area surveillance for situational awareness ...
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Sea: tactical training
Fleet Command
Fleet Command was developed by Sonalysts, released in 1999, and published by Electronic Arts. Command-level combat simulation where the player is responsible for navy battle ...
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Military UGVs
MDMR
With its small size and the ability to replicate snake-like movement, the Multi-Dimensional Mobility Robot (MDMR) can negotiate difficult terrain and is also known as the ...
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Anti-ship missiles
AGM-158C LRASM
The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range. It is intended to meet the requirements ...
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Military UGVs
Ripsaw MS1
The original Ripsaw tracked demonstrator was built in 2000 with private funding. Howe and Howe submitted the vehicle for the first DARPA Challenge in 2005. ...