U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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Unmanned
DARPA working on program to enable airborne UAS launch-and-recovery system - News
March 17, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently completed Phase 1 of its Gremlins program, which has as its goal fielding volleys of low-cost, reusable unmanned aerial systems (UASs) that would be launched and later retrieved in midair. Moving on to the next stage, DARPA has now awarded Phase 2 contracts to two teams, one led by Dynetics (Huntsville, Alabama) and the other led by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (San Diego, California).
Cyber
DARPA selects BAE Systems to develop tech that restores electrical power after cyberattacks - News
March 14, 2017
NASHUA, N.H. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials selected BAE Systems to develop technology designed to quickly restore power to the U.S. electric grid after failure caused by a cyberattack. The $8.6 million contract is part DARPA?s Rapid Attack Detection, Isolation, and Characterization Systems (RADICS) program.
Radar/EW
RadioBio research effort aims to find the role of electromagnetic signaling in biological systems - News
February 15, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched a new program that seeks to establish if purposeful electromagnetic wave signaling between biological cells exists - and if evidence supports that it does - to determine what information is being transferred.
Comms
Space Systems Loral and DARPA partner to service satellites in GEO - News
February 14, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials partnered with Space Systems Loral (SSL) for the Agency's Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program with the aim to develop technologies that would enable cooperative inspection and servicing of satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) and demonstrate those technologies on orbit. Depending on the outcome, the research effort could open the door towards lowering the risks and costs of operating in GEO.
Comms
DARPA spectrum challenge chooses teams to expand spectrum access - News
February 01, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency] has selected 30 teams for Phase 1 of its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2), a three-phase competition designed to greatly expand the amount of radio traffic that the electromagnetic spectrum can accommodate.
Comms
DARPA SHARE program aims to demo secure exchange of information - News
January 16, 2017
ARLINTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) officials launched the Secure Handhelds on Assured Resilient networks at the tactical Edge (SHARE) program, which aims to create a system where information at multiple levels of security classification could be processed on a single handheld device using a secure network that links devices without needing to route traffic through secure data centers.
Comms
DARPA's TUNA program will demonstrate prototype at sea - News
January 06, 2017
ARLINTON, Va. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) engineers completed the initial phase of the Agency?s Tactical Undersea Network Architecture (TUNA) program, where they developed concepts and technologies that focus on restoring connectivity for U.S. Forces when tactical networks are taken offline. Engineers will now enter the next phase, which aims to demonstrate a prototype of the system at sea.
