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DARPA considers 6 new designs for uncrewed VTOL aircraft that carry weapons payloads — with test flights set for 2026

Lightweight fighter aircraft with no pilots could support conventional military missions while being easier to launch and recover.

LiveScience

NASA-funded pulsed plasma rocket concept aims to send astronauts to Mars in 2 months

NASA is studying innovative rocket system developed by Howe Industries that could reducing travel time to the Red Planet to just a few months.

Space

DARPA's autonomous 'Manta Ray' drone can glide through ocean depths undetected

Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle, which will operate long-duration missions and carry payloads into the ocean depths in partnership with DARPA.

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An AI-controlled F16 has performed its first ever dogfight with a human pilot, coming within 2,000 feet of each other at 1,200 miles per hour

Given previous simulated results, my money's on the robot coming out on top.

PC Gamer

How AI Powerhouse Nvidia Validates Humanoid Robots With New Initiative

Humanoid robots leaped from a curiosity to the next big thing after Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang touted the emerging technology.

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DARPA picks Northrop Grumman to develop 'lunar raiload' concept

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman is outlining a proposed railway system for the moon, with support from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

Space

Is nuclear power the key to space exploration?

Long a controversial energy source, nuclear has been facing a renaissance in space.

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NASA and DARPA flew 'experimental' self-flying helicopters to see if they could avoid crashing into other virtual aircraft

Two pilotless helicopters completed a dozen test flights, while attempting to avoid more than 150 virtual aircraft, to test the systems that will power future air taxis.

LiveScience

Do New Documents Prove a COVID Lab Leak?

Health reporter Emily Kopp and biologist Alex Washburne discuss new documents that detail plans to manipulate bat-borne coronaviruses in Wuhan on the latest episode of Just Asking Questions.

Reason

Space is now 'most essential' domain for US military, Pentagon says

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks said that, while China and Russia want to make space a 'warfighting domain,' the U.S. is committed to deterrence only.

Space

DARPA's wild X-65 CRANE aircraft aims for 1st flight in summer 2025

DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences have begun building the first full-scale X-65 aircraft to demonstrate a new method of flight control that uses no external moving parts.

Space

Massive 'lighthouses' on the moon could light the way for future lunar astronauts

Honeybee Robotics has a plan to build massive lighthouses on the moon to provide light, power and communications infrastructure as part of a plan to develop a lunar economy.

Space

DARPA moon tech study selects 14 companies to develop a lunar economy

We've seen the movies and read the books about what it would be like to have a lunar habitat — but to turn our Sci-Fi fantasy into a reality, scientists must develop a game plan.

Space

Why is there so much military interest in the moon?

The United States' use of military agencies such as DARPA to develop emerging technologies for the moon could be sending a wrong message.

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Salon

The military’s big bet on AI

AI technology is being in the name of national security, raising questions about ethics and responsible use

Space

DARPA-funded 'Inchworm' robots could help us build moon bases. Here's how

A maneuverable robot from Japan-based startup GITAI has made the list of technologies chosen for a lunar infrastructure development study from DARPA.

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DARPA wants to build a 'thriving commercial economy' on the moon in 10 years

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is seeking rapid develop of technologies to support the foundation for an integrated lunar infrastructure.

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The US government is launching a competition to find the best AI for fixing flaws

DARPA holding competition to see which teams can best fix software flaws with AI.

TechRadar

Your antivirus software will get a major boost from this new hacking competition

A new competition sponsored by DARPA will pit information security professionals against each other to see who can better use AI tools to shore up vulnerable networks and software.

Roll Call

Defense agency holds contest for AI tools to boost cybersecurity - Roll Call

The administration plans to award $20 million to companies that develop artificial intelligence tools to find and fix bugs in common software.

TV Tech

FCC Launches Technical Inquiry Into Using AI and Other Tools to Manage Spectrum

FCC chair says new tools could turn "spectrum scarcity into abundance."

LiveScience

NASA's 1st nuclear-powered rocket could launch as soon as 2025

The $499 million mission will be the first test in orbit of a nuclear spacecraft, NASA announced.

Inverse

Why The Future Of Disaster Relief Will Rely On Robots

Deploying a motley crew of robots that can roll, walk and fly is a smart strategy for search-and-rescue operations — and so is trusting the machines to make decisions on the ground

The Independent UK

Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of the bipartisan 'moonshot' effort

President Joe Biden’s administration is announcing the first cancer-focused initiative under its advanced health research agency

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