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Troops aim to be made ‘first-class voters’ with new DARPA tech
The technology proposal from VotingWorks would change the game with portable one-stop voting stations for troops stationed far from home.
DARPA’s plan to use drones to find drones
With Aerial Dragnet, DARPA is using overhead sensors to find drones in urban environments.
By Nathan Strout
Top Pentagon research arm combats ‘aggressive’ foreign investors
DARPA seeks domestic investors to move 150 projects into the market — and away from unfriendly governments.
By Andrew Eversden
Jet packs are on their way to a battlefield near you
At least 2021 will be good for something: Jet packs!
By Sarah Sicard
A definitive ranking of the US military’s worst animal projects
The military has had a slew of failed experiments involving animals.
By Caitlin O'Brien
Army scientists team with DARPA to build COVID-19 air detector
The technology could be used to detect other viruses in the future.
By Todd South
Defense research director has a vision to connect with new, innovative companies
The DARPA leader wants to launch an accelerator and an Apple store-like storefront.
By Andrew Eversden
Pentagon to pit AI against human pilots in live fighter trials
Still, the Defense Department is likely years away from AI-controlled fighters seeing combat.
By Aaron Mehta and Andrew Eversden
8 weird DARPA projects that make science fiction seem like real life
DARPA invests in "high-risk, high-reward" technology.
By Harm Venhuizen
If you have to ride in a military aircraft with someone with COVID-19, this is your best bet
Decades of DARPA-led pandemic and virus programs coupled with recent testing are helping combat COVID-19.
By Todd South
DARPA has a crappy new idea to help soldiers
When you're deployed to Iraq and your stomach starts to gak, diarrhea
By Aaron Mehta