DARPA

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Scientists create concrete made from seafloor sediment for robots to print 3D structures underwater, aiming to transform the ocean floor into a submerged construction site for bridges, ports, and maritime bases.

Ana Alice 08/06/2026 at 23:50

The drone that emerges from under a fighter jet and becomes a hunter in the sky: X-68A LongShot will be launched by an F-15, will fly ahead of the pilots, and aims to change aerial combat by transforming manned aircraft into mother platforms with much greater range.

Valdemar Medeiros 06/06/2026 at 21:16

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DARPA prepares a space robot that can “repair” satellites 36,000 km from Earth: The mission aims to launch a vehicle capable of refueling, repairing, and repositioning satellites in geostationary orbit, extending the lifespan of equipment valued at hundreds of millions of dollars for years and reducing space debris in the future.

Ruth Rodrigues 27/05/2026 at 22:38

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Super airplane Phantom 3500 advances towards its first flight, promising 60% lower fuel consumption, a windowless cabin, operation above 51,000 feet, technology validated by DARPA, and a billion-dollar order of 300 jets before certification.

Alisson Ficher 17/05/2026 at 20:18

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At 55 meters and 240 tons, the US places the USX-1 Defiant in the sea, a military ship without a bridge, without a kitchen, and without space for crew, designed to operate alone on long-duration missions.

Ana Alice 14/05/2026 at 23:58

Inspired by the manta ray, the most secret underwater drone of the USA can hibernate on its own at the bottom of the ocean for months, anchored to the seabed, and no one knows where it is…

Douglas Avila 18/04/2026 at 18:21

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DARPA surprises by launching a program to create an engine capable of taking off and accelerating to hypersonic speeds above 5,300 km/h (Mach 5), combining turbine and ramjet/scramjet in a unique architecture to finally make reusable flight viable.

Valdemar Medeiros 11/04/2026 at 20:31

Aeronave experimental X-76 da DARPA decolando verticalmente com rotores dobráveis e motores a jato.

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With Folding Rotors, Jet Engines, and Runway-Independent Takeoff Capability, DARPA’s X-76 Can Reach Speeds of Up to 830 km/h and Pave the Way for a New Generation of High-Speed Military Aircraft

Felipe Alves da Silva 13/03/2026 at 18:50

Com cerca de 90 toneladas de carga útil, alcance estimado de 12.000 km e asas gigantes projetadas para voar a poucos metros do oceano usando efeito solo, o Liberty Lifter da DARPA buscava recriar nos Estados Unidos um ecranoplano militar capaz de transportar equipamentos pesados entre continentes antes de o ambicioso projeto ser encerrado após os testes conceituais

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With About 90 Tons of Payload, Estimated Range of 12,000 km, and Giant Wings Designed to Fly Just Above the Ocean Using Ground Effect, DARPA’s Liberty Lifter Aimed to Recreate a Military Ekranoplan in the United States Capable of Transporting Heavy Equipment Between Continents Before the Ambitious Project Was Terminated After Conceptual Testing

Valdemar Medeiros 11/03/2026 at 13:44

Navios desviando rotas, seguro disparando e ataques crescendo: Pulling Guard, novo escudo móvel de defesa dos EUA, com drone elevado para caçar ameaças no Mar Vermelho e Mar Negro promete ser a salvação que todos aguardavam para derrubar o preço do seguro e economizar milhões

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Giant Ships Changing Routes, Insurance Costs Soaring, and Attacks Increasing: Pulling Guard, New Mobile Defense Shield of the U.S. with Elevated Drone to Hunt Threats in the Red Sea and Black Sea Promises to Be the Salvation Everyone Awaits to Lower Insurance Prices and Save Millions of Dollars

Flavia Marinho 17/02/2026 at 07:42