The United States military has abandoned its plans to launch satellites using F-15 fighter jets. The scrapped plan was being developed by contractors at Orbital ATK and Boeing, who had been hired by the Defense […]
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DARPA Scientists Are Working On Brain Implants To Boost Memory And Treat PTSD
The United States military is currently working to develop brain implants that will be designed to boost memory and treat post-traumatic stress disorder. The idea is that people would have a chip implanted in their […]
DARPA Is About To Get Its Feet Wet With Autonomous Submarine-Hunting Ocean Drone
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) will be begin testing a 132 foot long unmanned submarine-hunting ocean drone in waters off the coast off San Diego. The drone is being called an Anti-Submarine Warfare […]
Pentagon Seeks To Develop Vampire Drone That Dies In The Sun
Every day, it seems like technology is more science fiction than reality. The Pentagon’s newest idea is one example. The United States government wants to develop a drone that dissolves by the light of morning […]
The Military Is Betting On Self Destructing Computer Chips To Keep Secrets Safe On The Battlefield
It seems like something out of a Mission Impossible movie: a new chip built on glass that can shatter completely when triggered remotely. Unlike the one in Mission Impossible, this newly developed chip cannot self […]
Defense Department To Fund Creation Of Advanced Darknet
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the folks who brought you the internet, are looking to create an advanced, next generation, Dark Net it was reported on Tuesday. The project will build on the […]
Experimental Drone Does Everything Human Pilots Can Do
America’s drone programs took a major step forward on Friday after the US Navy announced the experimental X-47B unmanned aircraft demonstrator successfully carried out air-to-air refuelling from a tanker, the last of the milestone the […]