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DARPA says decreasing launch costs, new analysis led it to cancel DRACO nuclear propulsion project
02 Jul 2025 19:54 GMT
WASHINGTON — A DARPA official said the agency canceled … .
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DARPA’s NOMARS USV Navigation System Enhanced by Argos 3D FLS
02 Jul 2025 19:31 GMT
FarSounder press release
The project is the development of Defiant—a first-of-its-kind unmanned surface vessel (USV) designed to operate autonomously for extended durations at sea without any onboard crew.
As part of this innovative program, FarSounder’s …
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Momentus Receives Milestone Payments for Successful Execution of DARPA Contract For Assembly of Large Structures in Space
01 Jul 2025 12:15 GMT
… Department of Defense organization, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to conduct an on-orbit … full-service support to the DARPA NOM4D program, including arranging … mission and first mission supporting DARPA. During the mission, Momentus …
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Unlocking Fast, Targeted Treatment for Trauma Injuries
02 Jul 2025 20:57 GMT
… work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U … study co-author and former DARPA official.
The next phase of …
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Momentus, Orbit Fab Partner to Demo Podracer & RAFTI Payloads
02 Jul 2025 19:18 GMT
… payloads from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, AFRL and innovative early-stage …
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Could “Quantum Sensing” Make Stealth Technology Obsolete? DARPA Thinks So
30 Jun 2025 13:58 GMT
… that has been keeping the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) up at night for several … —not even the eggheads at DARPA—know when, exactly, quantum sensing … ?
This is not merely supposition. DARPA has apparently been worried about …
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AeroVironment’s Wildcat Advances in DARPA’s VTOL Drone Testing Program
30 Jun 2025 10:28 GMT
… reached key development milestones under DARPA’s Early Vertical Take- … Wildcat UAS to align with DARPA’s EVADE requirements.
These … tasks in various scenarios.
DARPA Programs
The EVADE program is … part of DARPA’s broader AdvaNced airCraft …
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What is quantum key distribution (QKD)?
02 Jul 2025 15:27 GMT
… and operated until 2007, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Quantum Network was a 10 …
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DARPA’s DRACO nuclear propulsion project ROARs no more
27 Jun 2025 22:42 GMT
… propulsion. (Image: DARPA)
WASHINGTON — The decision by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to kill its … it operational,” Rob McHenry, DARPA deputy director, told the Mitchell … propulsion,” according to a 2023 DARPA fact sheet.
Such engines …
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DARPA fast tracks flight tests for new military drones
27 Jun 2025 17:35 GMT
… development of military drones, DARPA will this year fast track … are quickly revolutionizing warfare, DARPA is seeking ways to get … 2026 to this year, DARPA is focusing on autonomous … game-changing capability," said DARPA Program Manager Phillip Smith. …