The Navy is testing uncrewed ships like the USX-1 Defiant to see how far it can push warfighting without sailors aboard.

The United States holds tremendous untapped leverage in the global technology competition: $774 billion in annual federal ...

Piloting a helicopter over forests enveloped by fire is a dangerous business—which is why experts are working on a plan to ...

In the final round, DARPA will determine the top three teams whose models can autonomously identify and patch vulnerabilities ...

Scientists study albatross flight to design smarter, wind-powered drones using dynamic soaring and biomimicry.

DARPA's Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System—or ALIAS—has already proven it can fly autonomously on about 20 types of aircraft. Now it'll be put to the test in wildfire response, where ...

DARPA said in 2023 that it wanted the plane to have roughly the same size and capacity as a C-17 Globemaster, which can carry more than 170,000 pounds of cargo such as M1 Abrams tanks. In a statement ...

DARPA explored high-speed vertical takeoff aircraft to replace the aging V-22 Osprey. Reflecting on their efforts, this initiative aimed to improve speed, efficiency, and combat capability in future ...

DARPA’s efforts on new mRNA vaccines have perhaps led to the best chance of effective immunization against COVID-19. This is in part thanks to a $25 million grant it awarded in 2013 to biotech company ...

The DARPA model would only focus on existing competencies, excellence, risk-taking approaches and entrepreneurial mindsets. Establishing a European DARPA would require a fundamental rethinking of ...

DARPA is working on a demonstrator with a nuclear thermal propulsion system that will enable 'rapid maneuver' by an orbital spacecraft. Its first application could be to move satellites, but with ...