DARPA and Aurora Flight Sciences have begun building the first full-scale X-65 aircraft to demonstrate a new method of flight control that uses no external moving parts. The X-65 is an experimental ...

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) says it's time for some airplanes to drop elevators, flaps and rudders for flight control. DARPA's new X-plane concept will remove these ...

Four companies have been tapped to design the next generation of vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). They are Aurora Flight ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is poised to launch its futuristic X-65 aircraft in 2025, ushering in a new era of flight control technology. Spearheaded by DARPA's Control of ...

The aviation industry is going through some truly major changes. And, at least this time, I'm not referring to the strides made in the field of means of propulsion, but specifically to the changes in ...

Several months after an artificially intelligent software program beat an experienced fighter pilot in a simulated aerial dogfight, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is moving ...

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency took one step further in building a radically different vertical take off and landing or VTOL aircraft that can fly fast and carry a big load.

DARPA has launched a new "Liberty Lifter" program to design, build and test a highly-efficient wing-in-ground effect aircraft for transporting "very large, heavy loads" over long distances without ...

The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) plans to launch a competition to teach artificial intelligence (AI) software programmes how to control aircraft and their weapons in ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida–A high-speed aircraft that doesn’t need a runway is next on DARPA's drawing board, the research agency's ...

Key point: Surface ships are not the only mini aircraft carriers the U.S. Navy is seeking to develop to compensate for the growing missile threat. The U.S. Navy is seeking to transform every ship into ...