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The Pentagon's secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.

Looking for innovation in the small drone field, DARPA offers up millions in prize money in the Lift Challenge. See which design won.

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Longshot, the defense and space technology company pioneering ground-based kinetic launch sys...

Avidrone Inc. won the DARPA Lift Challenge at a 3.84:1 payload-to-weight ratio with the Katana, a conventional single-rotor helicopter, and because nobody reached 4:1, the half-prize clause DroneXL reported last week cut every podium payout in two. The re

DARPA's Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.

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DARPA program aims to create a 30-year battery minimally viable prototype by early 2027.

Aurora Flight Sciences and DARPA hope to see the novel X-65 drone fly for the first time next year after suffering delays and cost growth.

DARPA and its partners approach the most significant milestone of the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.