Tag: DARPA

Armored tanks are built to protect, but they weren’t designed to manoeuvre through rough terrain or avoid incoming threats. New concept vehicles have dropped the extra thick steel padding, allowing future machines to travel over 95 percent of available terrain and with more speed. Created by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), the Ground […]

If the zombie apocalypse hits, are you the person in your neighborhood who can turn everyday objects into a weapon? If so, then your country needs you. DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is inviting you to demonstrate your MacGyver skills and use them to help keep your fellow Americans safe. And you have […]

The U.S. military has launched a program to equip its front-line soldiers with the latest battlefield technology. The Squad X initiative would give an Army or Marine Corps squad new computerized weapons, the latest smartphone-style communications and even easy-to-use robot helpers. The program aims to help the troops “have deep awareness of what’s around them, […]

One of our all-time favorite aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin SR-71 Blackbird, has spawned a successor to its place as the highest, fastest, most untouchable strategic reconnaissance platform that world has known of. While there has been much speculation about a successor for decades, this new animal, currently called the SR-72, is the only one Lockheed-Martin publicly […]

Editor’s Note: There are a lot of great Americans doing fantastic work out there, and thankfully a number of them are doing that work in the black world in order to ensure the longevity of this great nation and our way of life. We at FighterSweep are not in the business of giving away secrets […]

Editor’s Note: Any aircraft which takes off and lands along a vertical axis has been a very challenging hurdle for aircraft designers since the concept first met reality. We’ve all seen problems experienced by the Harrier jump jet, as well as more modern designs like the V-22 Osprey. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) […]

Editor’s Note: DARPA is addressing the issue of emerging radar technology with something they refer to as “cognitive electronic warfare.” Short version? Artificial Intelligence. It’s about recognizing the character traits and patterns of a specific radar and creating what is, in essence, a personality profile of that particular set. Armed with that data, jammers can […]

Editor’s Note: As we’ve mentioned before, there are a lot of ideas out there as to what NGAD or Next Generation Air Dominance will entail. Some have mentioned lasers, others have mentioned visual cloaking devices, and still others are talking about tech that hasn’t been developed yet–that we know of. One thing we do know […]

Editor’s Note: There are a lot of guesses as to what sixth-Generation air dominance will look like, some of which we detailed when the concepts were released a few weeks ago. It’s fair to say there are differing opinions as to what the finish product will look like or act like, but it’s very likely–simply […]