Simple Flying shall now try to explain DARPA's X-planes a little bit further. A bit of history: the original X-planes The ...

DARPA just revealed an animation showing the conceptual design and functionality of its unmanned VTOL X-Plane, nicknamed "Lightningstrike." VTOL stands for "vertical takeoff and landing." ...

It just ballooned. DARPA also experimented with unmanned drones during the Vietnam War. How did that technology develop? The drones in Vietnam were these massive systems that didn't have any ...

No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program recently completed its first successful test of at-sea refueling designed for use ...

DARPA has selected the next design of its VTOL X-Plane, a crazy UAV with 24 ducted fans, a 4,000-hp engine, and the ability to hit speeds up to 460 mph. This post is appearing on Autoblog Military ...

Iran's army continues to increase its activity by testing combat drones and conducting drills, seemingly preparing for ...

Strategic Studies Quarterly, Vol. 10, No. 3, EMERGING TECHNOLOGY SPECIAL EDITION (FALL 2016), pp. 91-113 (23 pages) Abstract Current research at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...

After spending years charting a way forward to a family of unmanned surface vessels in a specific array of sizes and ...

“We are still trying to understand what are the impacts of drones,” says Claudio Palestini ... US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). In London, the first of four events ...

The robot can run at 13 mph of a flat course. The MIT will showcase the robot's new skills at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in California on June 5-6. The Cheetah project is funded by DARPA ...