Lift Challenge results DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 9 August 2026 at 18:16 Aviation records set and new options demonstrated for military, civilian use.
Itβs about time for quantum manufacturing DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 5 August 2026 at 19:48 Piloting a pipeline to build and integrate optical clocks at scale.
Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites lifts off DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 20 July 2026 at 13:00 Historic Mission Robotic Vehicle en route to GEO, transforming space servicing.
With personal protective gear, best defense is a good offense DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 20 July 2026 at 18:18 DARPA support for startup turns technical promise into traction.
DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16 DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 16 July 2026 at 13:42 Historic VENOM milestone demonstrates scalable AI development capabilities for the operational fleet.
Meet the DARPA Lift Challenge teams DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 8 July 2026 at 13:31 Over 120 teams to compete for $6.5 million in prizes and test novel, heavy-lift drone designs.
Bio-Attribution Challenge yields tools to define biothreat origins at speed, scale DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 30 June 2026 at 13:40 Virtual competition awards final prizes for processing massive datasets to identify biological anomalies.
Spark a connection with DARPAβs Multi X Office DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 26 June 2026 at 12:48 Innovators and out-of-the-box thinkers invited to engage at MXO Spark Tank and Pitch Day.
DARPA celebrates 20 years of Young Faculty Awards, announces Directorβs Fellows DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 11 June 2026 at 15:01 The YFA program has supported over 500 rising research stars from more than 60 institutions.
DARPA THREADS the needle on thermal barriers to RF power DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 9 June 2026 at 20:26 Program builds on its breakthrough performance gains to advance future operational capabilities.
DARPA invites first wave of Lift Challenge competitors DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 8 June 2026 at 14:51 First tranche of teams have been invited to compete for $6.5M in prizes.
RAPIIDly transitioning shelf-stable blood substitutes to the battlefield DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 28 May 2026 at 15:14 New program seeks FDA authorization for fieldable blood analog system in 2029.
AI Forge: Accelerating AI breakthroughs for national security DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 28 May 2026 at 11:44 New report and RFI aim to align government, academia, and industry around forward-looking AI research.
Whatβs in a name? At DARPA, reflecting enduring mission, future focus. DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 20 May 2026 at 16:25 DARPA has renamed two of its technical offices.
Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites technology to launch in 2026 DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 19 May 2026 at 18:26 DARPA and its partners approach the most significant milestone of the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program.
A SMART approach to securing strategic materials DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 19 May 2026 at 12:16 DARPA and State of Utah have entered into an agreement to establish the Strategic Materials Accelerator and Research Test Bed (SMART).
DARPA XRQ-73 demonstrates hybrid-electric flight DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 6 May 2026 at 12:29 DARPA, in collaboration with the Air Force Research Laboratory and Northrop Grumman, flew the XRQ-73 as part of the SHEPARD program.
Rethinking robotics with physical intelligence DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency By: outreach@darpa.mil 28 April 2026 at 20:21 DARPA is looking to tackle these challenges by embedding intelligence directly into the physical materials of robotic systems.