DARPA has launched the "Lift Challenge" to develop small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) capable of achieving a 4:1 payload-to-weight ratio, a significant increase from the typical 1:1 ratio. These ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — The Pentagon’s research arm is tapping into American innovation to design a drone that can carry more than four times its weight, a breakthrough capability that could be ...

Two years ago, in 2023, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) program. The effort is meant to come ...

Olympic barbell weights will be used as the drone’s payload for the DARPA Lift Challenge flyoff competition in mid-2026. Credit: DARPA Pentagon neglect played a key role in China gaining global ...

The Pentagon’s secretive technology incubator has launched its latest X-plane competition, this time with an eye toward identifying concepts for a highly efficient uncrewed cargo drone. The US Defense ...

DARPA programs look to change the face of casualty care in the age of the drones The lifesaving techniques of Golden Hour in casualty care are changing as drones dominate battlefields. How is DARPA ...

Pentagon neglect played a key role in China’s rise to global dominance in the small drone industry, but now the U.S. Army wants to buy 1 million small UAS over the next 2-3 years and ramp up domestic ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the main research and development hub for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), believes that small uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), or drones, ...