• Digital Battlespace

  Leidos moves to SSPARC Ph 2

  4th November 2015

  Leidos will work on Phase 2 of DARPA’s Shared Spectrum Access for Radar and Communications (SSPARC) programme under a $14 million contract announced on 3 …

• Digital Battlespace

  Rockwell awarded GPS backup work

  18th September 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Rockwell Collins to develop technologies that might serve as a backup to GPS, the company announced …

• Digital Battlespace

  LGS awarded DARPA TUNA contract

  14th September 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $1.9 million contract to LGS Innovations for work on its Tactical Undersea Network Architectures (TUNA) …

• Land Warfare

  QinetiQ to develop electric hub-drive

  10th September 2015

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a contract to QinetiQ to develop an electric hub-drive, the company announced on 8 September. …

• Digital Battlespace

  Intific to build DARPA virtual test bed

  8th July 2015

  Intific, a subsidiary of Cubic Global Defense, has been selected to develop a virtual test bed for the tactical technology office of the US Defense …

• Digital Battlespace

  Vencore Labs receives DARPA contract

  6th July 2015

  Vencore Labs, the applied research organisation of Vencore, has been awarded a contract by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the second …

• Land Warfare

  HELLADS set for live fire testing against military targets

  25th May 2015

  The High-Energy Liquid Laser (HELLADS) has completed the US government acceptance test procedure, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 21 May. It will now …

• Defence Notes

  Raytheon wins DARPA TBG contract modification

  4th May 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon a contract modification for the Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) programme, it was announced on 29 …

• Land Warfare

  DARPA's EXACTO self-steering bullet completes live-fire tests

  30th April 2015

  Self-steering bullets developed by DARPA under its Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO) programme have successfully completed live-fire tests, as announced by DARPA on 27 April. …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA issues RFI for technologies for ACTUV programme

  31st March 2015

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for its Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  DARPA awards Tern Phase 2 contracts

  26th March 2015

  The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded prime contracts for Phase 2 of its Tern joint programme with the US Navy's Office of …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA awards two ACT contracts to Raytheon

  18th March 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded two contract modifications to Raytheon in support of the Arrays at Commercial Timescales (ACT) programme. Raytheon …

• Digital Battlespace

  DARPA details next phase of ALIAS programme

  12th March 2015

  The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has detailed the next phase of its Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) programme, with all three contract …

• Defence Helicopter

  DARPA awards Sikorsky ALIAS Phase 1 contract

  5th March 2015

  Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. has been awarded a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for Phase 1 of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation …

• Military Logistics

  DARPA, US Navy to locate Fab Lab at MARMC

  16th February 2015

  DARPA and the US Navy have agreed to locate a fabrication laboratory (Fab Lab) at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in Norfolk, Virginia, it …

Programme Results - Defence Insight

• 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 ...

• 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, ...

• 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

• Military - UUVs

  Manta Ray

  Manta Ray is an uncrewed underwater vessel (UUV) developed by Northrop Grumman.

• 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) ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Military - USVs

  NOMARS

  The No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) is a US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) effort to develop a first-of-its-kind large uncrewed surface vessel.

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• 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 ...

• Data links

  TTNT

  The Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) programme is intended to develop, evaluate and demonstrate reconfigurable, affordable, robust, interoperable and evolvable communications technologies to support emerging ...

• Military UGVs

  Crusher

  The Crusher vehicle was designed by DARPA and the National Robotics Engineering Center to evaluate technologies, such as mobility and autonomy systems, applicable to the UGVs ...

• Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance radar

  FORESTER

  The Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) is an airborne radar system that provides stand-off, persistent, wide-area surveillance for situational awareness ...

• Sea: tactical training

  Fleet Command

  Fleet Command was developed by Sonalysts, released in 1999, and published by Electronic Arts. Command-level combat simulation where the player is responsible for navy battle ...

• Air: surveillance and maritime patrol radar, Air: UAS radar

  AN/ZPY-5 VADER

  The Vehicle and Dismount Exploitation Radar (VADER) is an airborne radar system designed primarily for military applications. It is designed to track vehicles and foot traffic ...