The US military is funding research into developing ‘Reefense’ structures that rapidly recruit oysters and coral for defence against storm surge Technology 15 June 2022 By Jeremy Hsu Artificial reefs could protect military bases Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency The US military wants to build artificial reefs to protect coastal bases from storm surges amidst … Read more
The UH-60 Black Hawk, workhorse of US Army aviation, was flown with no crew for the first time this week, after being fitted with an automated flying system Technology 9 February 2022 By David Hambling A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during its first uncrewed flight on 5 February 2022 Ted Carlson/Sikorsky Aircraft The US Defense … Read more
The Forecasting Floats in Turbulence competition, run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is a challenge to predict where drifting sensors in the Atlantic will end up in 10 days in order to win a prize Technology 5 November 2021 By David Hambling The DARPA competition uses solar-powered sensors from US firm Sofar … Read more
By David Hambling The Cerberus team Ryan Armbrust/Sniper Photo, LLC A team of flying and walking robots has claimed a $2 million prize for successfully exploring an underground complex as part of a competition run by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). DARPA regularly holds contests to encourage fledgling technologies, most notably with … Read more
By David Hambling The US has developed a drone interceptor that fires what appears to be a form of Silly String into their rotors, bringing them down with minimal risk of accidental damage. The interceptor was created by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It is launched from a vehicle and guided by … Read more