X-51A Waverider hypersonic aircraft test flight fails
A flight test of the the X-51A Waverider scramjet experimental aircraft, ended abruptly as a faulty control fin caused the craft to be lost over
100 Year Starship project for human interstellar flight
DARPA awarded US$500,000 funding to the Dorothy Jemison Foundation for Excellence to form 100 Year Starship (100YSS). The goal is to ensure that the capability
Flying Humvee is moving ahead
Darpa says AAI and Lockheed Martin have “feasible designs” for its Transformer (TX) “flying Humvee” and both have moved into Phase 2 of the program
Falcon HTV 2- New York to Los Angeles in 12 minutes
DARPA’s Falcon HTV-2 unmanned aircraft has been launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, as part of a critical test flight at hypersonic speeds.
Electric Hybrid Air Car
Using the same ducted-fan technology as the SoloTrek XFV, as well as new technological advances in materials & electronics, the hybrid air car is a multi-passenger
Flypmode prototype for DARPA
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently looked to the public to design a military combat vehicle, and, after selecting a winning design, a
100 Year Starship Study
The 100 Year Starship Study is an effort seeded by DARPA and NASA Ames to develop a viable and sustainable model for persistent, long-term, private-sector investment
Blackswift- hypersonic unmanned aircraft
In 2007, DARPA committed to funding the development of a prototype unmanned aircraft called “Blackswift” that would be able to take off from a runway
Next-gen wearable display
DARPA’s looking for a way to give soldiers on the ground more direct access to air support, and the solution that they’ve come up with
Flying Humvee
DARPA has now awarded the second of two Transformer “flying Humvee” study contracts to Lockheed Martin. We just want to know when we’ll get to
