Aurora Flight Sciences to Design Liberty Lifter Seaplane
DARPA selects Aurora Flight Sciences to design an amphibious heavy cargo plane, edging out the General Atomics proposal.
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Air
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Northrop Grumman Unveils Manta-Ray UUV Prepared for DARPA
Northrop Grumman announced the completion of the assembly of the first large-scale, underwater unmanned vehicle (UUV), Manta Ray, to perform in oceans.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
USAF Conducts Tests with AI-Piloted Fighter Jet
An X-62A VISTA experimental aircraft flown by AI had been pitted against a manned F-16 in various dogfight scenarios.
Air
DARPA Selected Bell for X-Plane Programme
DARPA selected Bell Textron to compete for high-speed vertical take-off and landing (HSVTOL) technology in the (SPRINT) X-Plane program.
Weapon / Missile
Boeing to test DARPA’s Glide Breaker Prototype
DARPA has awarded Boeing a $70.6 million contract to develop and test technologies for the Glide Breaker hypersonic interceptor prototype.
Unmanned Systems
GA’s LongShot UAV to Start Flight Tests in December
General Atomics’ (GA) Longshot UAV will begin flight tests in December, the company announced.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Logistics
DARPA Selects Liberty Lifter X-Plane Performer Teams
Two teams will design DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Seaplane Wing-in-Ground Effect full-scale demonstrator.
Air
Investment
DARPA Selects Aurora for Phase 2 of Active Flow Control X-Plane
DARPA enters a new phase in creating an aircraft with no exterior moving parts with Aurora Flight Sciences.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Unmanned Blackhawk Conducted Autonomous Flight
Several aviation companies have initiated studies on an uninhabited flight of crewed aircraft. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin subsidy, is also one of them.
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
Unmanned Systems
DARPA builds No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS)
DARPA invests in unmanned surface vessels. The Agency announced that it is moving into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program.
Weapon / Missile
DARPA Conducts First Test of the OpFires Ground-Launched Hypersonic Missile System
According to DARPA, the Operational Fires (OpFires) ground-launched hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test.
Navy / Maritime
Air
DARPA unveils design for a heavy-lift seaplane: Liberty Lifter
DARPA has revealed ambitions to develop and flight test an experimental low-cost, wing-in-ground effect-capable seaplane for long-range.
Air
Unmanned Systems
A400M Becomes “Mothership” for UAVs
An A400M successfully air-launched a Do-DT25 drone from its rear cargo ramp door.
Air
Unmanned Systems
DARPA Presented First Autonomous BLACK HAWK Helicopter
The DARPA Aircrew Labour In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed the first-ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter with empty cockpit.
