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Digital Battlespace
Unified approach motivates OPIR planning
17th May 2021
New OPIR strategy relies on prototyping and experimentation to shape future investments.
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Defence Notes
DARPA eyes nuclear propulsion for cislunar space-based surveillance
12th April 2021
General Atomics is working on the first phase of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) programme.
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Digital Battlespace
Leidos supports mobile undersea acoustic surveillance
23rd April 2021
Leidos is supporting active and passive sonar systems for underwater acoustic surveillance.
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA seeks to improve adaptive control of electromagnetic spectrum
8th April 2021
Wideband Adaptive RF Protection programme aims to develop wideband adaptive filtering and signal cancellation architectures.
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Defence Notes
Battelle to work on SIGMA+ Phase 2
16th April 2021
DARPA programme seeks to create an advanced networked sensor to detect and identify biological weapons of mass destruction.
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Defence Helicopter
ALIAS achieves first autonomous take-off
30th March 2021
DARPA and Sikorsky demonstrated supervised autonomy capabilities using a specially converted S-70 OPV Black Hawk.
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Naval Warfare
Russians aim to prove size matters with Belgorod
30th March 2021
Almost 30 years after it was laid down, the longest nuclear-powered submarine in the world is scheduled to start state trials in May. Is it a case of 'better late than never'?
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Digital Battlespace
SEAKR develops avionics system for Blackjack Phase 2 and Phase 3
15th March 2021
Pit Boss autonomous mission system for DARPA/USSF small satellite programme comprises a high-speed processor and encryption devices.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA confirms role for Lockheed in LongShot Phase 1
8th March 2021
US eyes an air-launched UAV capable of attacking targets from standoff range.
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Digital Battlespace
Raytheon aids DARPA effort to improve battlefield airspace management
12th February 2021
US company will create software and sensors for de-conflicting friendly air assets and tracking airborne platforms.
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Air Warfare
DARPA lines up LongShot
10th February 2021
If LongShot reaches fruition, it will provide the USAF with an alternative means of generating combat capability.
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Defence Notes
Honeywell uses DARPA funding to develop more capable IMUs
25th January 2021
Micro-electromechanical technology enables higher-performance inertial measurement without adding to size and weight burden, says Honeywell.
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Defence Notes
Confident MDA accelerates hypersonic defence effort
17th February 2021
Glide Phase Interceptor could be fielded by the end of this decade as a DoD programme of record, if industry response is positive.
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Land Warfare
Lockheed obtains new OpFires contract modification
11th January 2021
Risk-reduction testing will achieve critical design maturity by January 2022.
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA sticks with Raytheon for next phase of MIDAS
7th January 2021
Phase II contract follows development of a digital/RF transceiver, an aperture radar and a monolithic microwave integrated circuit.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot [USA]
Programme Background Requirement According to DARPA, the objective of the LongShot programme is "to disrupt the paradigm of air combat operations by demonstrating an unmanned ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]
Programme Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a "leap-ahead" in long-endurance, ...
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Fighter - multirole
Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) [USA]
Programme Background Requirement Originally conceived as a replacement for the F-22, the PCA was designed to counter various air threats, including integrated air defence systems ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military - UUVs
Bluefin-Knifefish
The Bluefin-21 UUV is being developed for the Surface Mine Countermeasure UUV (SMCM UUV) programme to equip the USN’s Littoral Combat Ships.
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Sea: procedural training
UUV Training Simulator
The Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) Training Simulator teaches users how to operate and control a UUV, specifically with reference to mine hunting. The UUV is ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot
The LongShot is a developmental air-launched platform intended to increase the survivability of friendly crewed aircraft. In February 2021, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...
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Military - UUVs
Echo Voyager
In March 2016, Boeing Defense, Space & Security introduced the Echo Voyager UUV. It is a 51ft (15.5m) long vehicle that can operate autonomously for ...
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Sea: procedural training
2 Sigma Digital Tutor
A Digital Tutor that is designed to outperform schoolhouse instructors, bringing CTC training to a broad spectrum of sailors. Specifications include improving student outcomes for ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
XRQ-73
The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled the flying design of the XRQ-73 in June 2024. The aircraft has been developed under the Series ...
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Major networking projects
CHAIN
The Compartmented High Assurance Information Network (CHAIN) is described as a robust architecture that improves interoperability of IT systems among the military services and security ...
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Riptide Mk II
At Oceanology International 2018, Riptide Autonomous Solutions presented its second-generation micro-UUV – the Mk II. The Riptide Mk II UUV has a maximum speed of ...
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Sea: sonar systems
UUV-3500
The Klein UUV-3500 side-scan sonar family is composed of the mid-depth (3000m) high-resolution, low-power, dual-frequency and the deep (6000m) variant which is a higher power ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XV-24A LightningStrike
The XV-24A LightningStrike, developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and its partners Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, was a project for a tilt-wing UAV powered by an electric-distributed ...
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Military - UUVs
Iver
Iver is a family of commercially developed, low-cost AUVs designed to carry out coastal applications such as sensor development, surveying, research and environmental monitoring.
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Data links
QNT
The QUINT Networking Technology (QNT) programme is intended to develop robust, affordable, miniature networked data link technologies suitable for use on weapons and by tactical ...
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Military - UUVs
Talisman L
The Talisman Littoral (L) UUV uses the mission system of the larger Talisman M and repackages it into a two-man portable system for port and ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Shrike
The Shrike was a micro, portable, rugged VTOL-capable UAV designed for frontline day/night ISR. Development of the Shrike began in 2008 under a $4.6-million contract from ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
X-61A Gremlin
Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, is developing the X-61A Gremlin. This low-cost swarming drone can be outfitted with different payloads, launched by a mothership, recovered ...
