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News - DARPA
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Air Warfare
DARPA looks to BAE Systems for active flow control design
7th September 2021
BAE Systems supports DARPA CRANE programme to improve aircraft performance with active flow control.
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Defence Notes
BAE Systems continues ACK work
2nd September 2021
DARPA awards Phase 2 contract for BAE to develop software under the Adapting Cross-Domain Kill-Webs programme.
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Defence Notes
Curtain rises on ACT-IV
31st August 2021
DARPA, USAF and Northrop Grumman hope digital AESA will enhance operational flexibility.
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Digital Battlespace
Artificial intelligence becomes the critical enabler of future operations (Studio)
27th August 2021
The US and its allies have found themselves in the middle of an AI arms race, with the prize of decision dominance on the battlefield for whoever gets there first.
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Air Warfare
IDEF 2021: 'Turkish DARPA' targets live tests for Kuzgun
19th August 2021
TÜBİTAK-SAGE displays modular guided munitions and guidance kits at IDEF 2021.
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Land Warfare
Land Warfare magazine: UGVs, North African AFV market and more
23rd June 2021
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Defence Notes
Military explores potential of commercial SATCOM
14th June 2021
Commercial satellite constellations may find favour with the DoD for low Earth orbit solutions.
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Defence Notes
DARPA eyes nuclear power for spacecraft
24th May 2021
Recently introduced reforms could enable the first demonstration flight of a nuclear thermal propulsion rocket in 2025.
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Digital Battlespace
Unified approach motivates OPIR planning
17th May 2021
New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.
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Digital Battlespace
COTS hardware supports Blackjack risk reduction
12th May 2021
An orbital platform was used for a tactical maritime experiment by DARPA.
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Digital Battlespace
Leidos supports mobile undersea acoustic surveillance
23rd April 2021
Leidos is supporting active and passive sonar systems for underwater acoustic surveillance.
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Digital Battlespace
Centauri gains a role in DARPA target recognition programme
22nd April 2021
The Moving Target Recognition programme ultimately aims to develop automatic algorithms that would enable synthetic aperture radars to detect mobile ground targets.
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Defence Notes
DARPA funds research into next-generation PPE
20th April 2021
DARPA is working with industry on 'unburdening the warfighter' by developing advanced and ultra-lightweight personal protective equipment. Its Personalized Protective Biosystems programme pre-dates COVID-19, but it arguably assumes even greater importance for defence procurement in the context of the pandemic.
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Defence Notes
Battelle to work on SIGMA+ Phase 2
16th April 2021
DARPA programme seeks to create an advanced networked sensor to detect and identify biological weapons of mass destruction.
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Defence Notes
DARPA eyes nuclear propulsion for cislunar space-based surveillance
12th April 2021
General Atomics is working on the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) 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. ...