U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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Radar/EW
Optical interconnects to bolster digital microelectronics - News
March 27, 2020
WASHINGTON. Researchers from Intel and Ayar Labs working on DARPA’s Photonics in the Package for Extreme Scalability (PIPES) program have replaced the traditional electrical input/output (I/O) of a state-of-the-art field programmable gate array (FPGA) with efficient optical signaling interfaces.
Radar/EW
Booster tech for hypersonics focus of DARPA's OpFires Phase 3 - News
March 06, 2020
WASHINGTON. Phase 3 of DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) program began in earnest this month with government and contractor staff finalizing the system architecture approach, including a plan to use existing components from ground-launched missile systems, along with new booster technologies designed to support future hypersonic weapons.
Unmanned
DARPA seeks to develop "virtual headlight" sensors for UASs - News
March 05, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has embarked on a new program that it calls "Invisible Headlights," with the goal of developing sensors and algorithms to enable unmanned systems to navigate at night or underground.
Cyber
Analytics technology to detect weapons of mass destruction - News
February 13, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. BAE Systems announced that it has received funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop advanced analytics technology to help detect and deter weapons of mass destruction.
Radar/EW
T-MUSIC program to develop integrated mixed-mode RF electronics - News
February 07, 2020
WASHINGTON. To advance radio frequency (RF) mixed-mode interfaces beyond current limitations, DARPA established the Technologies for Mixed-mode Ultra Scaled Integrated Circuits (T-MUSIC) program. T-MUSIC was first announced as a part of the second phase of DARPA’s Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI), and the program has selected nine research teams from academic institutions, as well as commercial companies, to take on the program’s research objectives.
Radar/EW
New generation of mixed-signal electronics for EW, ISR the goal of DARPA, BAE Systems project - News
January 30, 2020
NASHUA, N.H. BAE Systems has won a contract worth $8 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the next generation of mixed-signal electronics that could enable new Department of Defense (DoD) applications and enable solutions that enhance situational awareness and survivability for the warfighter.
Radar/EW
Hypersonic-missile research and demo pact signed by Northrop Grumman, DARPA - News
January 27, 2020
ARLINGTON, Va. the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has signed a contract worth $13 million with Northrop Grumman Systems for the research, development, and demonstration of a technology critical for enabling an advanced interceptor capable of engaging maneuvering hypersonic threats in the upper atmosphere.
