Earlier this year, Slingshot Aerospace unveiled Agatha, an AI tool developed in conjunction with DARPA to identify outlier satellites within the rapidly growing population of large constellations in LEO. Agatha […]
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BAE Systems awarded million$ from DARPA for tactical autonomy program
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $4 million contract for Phase 1 of the Artificial Intelligence Reinforcements (AIR) […]
Redwire to acquire spacecraft developer Hera Systems
Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Hera Systems, Inc., a spacecraft developer focused on specialized missions for national security space customers. With the addition of […]
Northrop Grumman builds next generation hybrid electric uncrewed X-Plane for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle — this uncrewed air system was developed for DARPA […]
Lockheed Martin awarded contract to develop AI tools for DARPA
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) was recently awarded a $4.6 million contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for dynamic, airborne missions as […]
Northrop Grumman builds next generation hybrid electric uncrewed X-Plane for DARPA
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced the design and construction of the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) vehicle — this uncrewed air system developed for DARPA recently […]
Scout Space to join DARPA’s BRIDGES Consortium for Space Superiority
Scout Space Inc., an in-space observation service provider focused on space security and Space Domain Awareness (SDA), has been selected by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DAPA) to join the […]
DARPA’s Newest X-plane
DARPA‘s series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program, known as SHEPARD, sees it’s hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) receive its official X-plane designation, XRQ-73. SHEPARD is an “X-prime” program, leveraging […]
DARPA harnesses AI to keep tabs on space weapons, spy satellites on orbit
The system — dubbed Agatha — uses AI to identify nefarious satellites in large constellations and determine their intent. As the Pentagon continues to sound alarms over the growing number […]
Aurora’s latest X-Plane design speeds ahead
An Aurora and Boeing team advances its high-speed, vertical lift concept to the preliminary design phase. Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, recently completed conceptual design review for a game-changing, […]