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

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

For the design challenge focused on 3DHI microsystems, DARPA is asking respondents to describe specific dual-use or ...

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

Liberty Lifter was intended to design and build a seaplane with the cargo capacity of a C-17 Globemaster, that could take off ...

Alexis Theony, Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) faculty in Mechanical Engineering, recently returned to NPS from Defense Advanced Research Projects ...

The “Liberty Lifter” fits neatly into the operational concepts sculpting how US joint forces intend to compete and win in the ...

On July 18, 2025, DARPA released the first official footage of NOMARS USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV).

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 ...

There have been published papers by the Air Force Research Lab and NASA on rotating detonation engines having 10% or more efficiency gains. A rotating ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing a drone that mimics albatross flight with a $700,000 DARPA grant.