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In May 2014, three months before DARPA started the GXV-T program, the Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), which provides the technological backbone for all Army and U.S. Marine Corps ground vehicles, issued a report called "GXV Operational Vignettes" which included two dozen pages of sketches of next-generation ground combat vehicle designs.
DARPA launched the project in mid-2022, wanting a plane that could lift large, heavy loads by skimming the water in ground effect, and capable of operating at mid-altitudes of up to 10,000 feet (3,000 m). Utilizing the ground effect, flying at an altitude equal to 5% of the wingspan can deliver 2.3 times more efficient flight performance.
DARPA studied modifying the current external tank design to be able to carry low-density payloads in a 25 or 35 ft (7.6 or 10.6 m) diameter fairing where the oxygen tank was currently. The Shuttle on average would only fly 66% of its payload capability but at nearly 100% of its payload volume.
The Department of Defense awarded 13 separate defense contracts Thursday, worth $453.2 million in total. Defense contractor L-3 Communications won two of them: The larger of the two awards, a $38 ...
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The design then had to be validated for manufacturability feedback, foundry configuration, and instruction-generation tools, then tested and evaluated. DARPA was to award a $1 million prize for a hull design and $2 million in 2014 for the complete vehicle design. [6] DARPA decided not to proceed with FANG 2 or 3 Challenges as originally planned.
The SST was sponsored by DARPA and designed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory. SST has a 3.5-metre (140 in) aperture mirror. [14] [15] [16] Two noted design features include a Mersenne-Schmidt type optics and curved CCD. [17] The large curved focal surface array sensors are considered to be an innovative design.
[3] On 18 April 2024, the USAF and DARPA announced the successful engagement of the X-62A against a conventional, human piloted F-16 in the first-ever human vs artificial intelligence dogfight. [6] On May 2, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall III said he'd trust the AI with the ability to launch weapons. The Air Force is planning for more than ...