China has made a breakthrough in mid-air drone charging using microwave technology. The results were mixed, but the military ...

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) issued a challenge, the DARPA Lift Challenge, in October 2025 to develop novel drone designs that have greater payload-to-weight ratio. DARPA, which ...

Otto Aerospace completes flight tests of its laminar-flow drone at Spaceport America, advancing DARPA's Energy Web Aircraft research ...

Battery technology is on the cusp of enabling high-performance flight applications. DARPA just released a “Lift Challenge” for drones, with a prize pool of $6.5M. DARPA is hosting a live webinar on ...

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 ...

May 19, 2025: The American DARPA research agency has developed something old but with a new twist. They have built a 55 meter long, 250 t0n naval drone, otherwise known as an autonomous ship. This ...

Hybrid drone debut: DARPA’s XRQ-73, built by Northrop Grumman, flew for the first time in April, featuring hybrid-electric propulsion to enhance range, efficiency, and stealth. FCC update extension: ...

New DARPA concept: The U.S. is seeking autonomous containerized hubs to deploy and sustain swarms of Group 1-3 drones from hidden, dispersed locations. Operational advantage: These hubs could enable ...