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NASA is officially building a nuclear-powered rocket to make travel times to Mars faster
NASA has partnered with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Lockheed Martin to create a nuclear-powered rocket.

US Air Force launches first hypersonic missile that has an unknown speed
The United States Air Force has launched its first prototype hypersonic missile developed by Lockheed Martin that can travel at 15,000 mph.

'Glide Breaker' hypersonic missile interceptor in the works by DARPA
The U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA is developing divert attitude control systems (DACS) for intercepting hypersonic missiles.

DARPA is creating nuclear rockets for space, and looking for ideas
The U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA is developing nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engines for its DRACO program in cislunar space.

New DARPA hypersonic missile prototype test flew 5x the speed of sound
Lockheed Martin has tested a new hypersonic cruise missile prototype for DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.

New vaccines that can spread on their own are being developed
Research is being done in Europe and the United States into lab-modified self-spreading and replicating viral vaccines in animals.

US government successfully tests its new 'air-breathing' weapon
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has said its successfully tested a new 'air-breathing' weapon called HAWC.

Watch how this .50 caliber bullet can be maneuvered mid-flight
Being a sniper may have just become a whole lot easier as DARPA has developed a bullet that can be controlled mid-flight.

DARPA is on the hunt for MASSIVE underground tunnels for experiments
DARPA is looking for a new underground evil lair for 'research & experimentation'

US military's new warship drives itself, hunts for enemy submarines
DARPA's latest approved creation is a $20 million self-driving warship, should prove vital in counter-warfare operations.

Boston Dynamics' new robot opens doors, walks anywhere, gets back up
Boston Dynamics making big strides with newest version of latest Atlas robot, video shows all.

DARPA developing a brain-computer interface system to trump them all
DARPA launches Neural Engineering System Design program, aims for breakthroughs in neural interface technology.

US Marine Corps put robotic mule project on backburner
United States Marine Corps put Boston Dynamics, DARPA project on backburner, no more robotic mules anytime soon.

DARPA interested in helping develop DDoS protection systems
DARPA researching methods to fend off DDoS cyberattacks.

DARPA gives an updates for its 'supervision' telescopic contact lens
DARPA's latest 'supervision' prototype contact lens is just 1.55mm thick, with the final version around two years away.

DARPA wants to develop agile UAV for use in urban environments
DARPA wants to develop drones that can be used for urban environments.

DARPA creates self-guiding, mid-flight-changing .50-caliber bullet
DARPA develops the previously thought impossible: a self-guided, mid-flight-changing 50-caliber bullet.

DARPA researching self-guided .50-caliber ammo rounds
DARPA is perfecting a .50-caliber sniper round that is able to adjust and adapt to harsh environments, making kill shots even more effective.

The Pentagon's latest experiment, a Terminator-like rescue robot
DARPA and The Pentagon show off a new Terminator-like search and rescue robot.

Google passes on government funding for military robot competition
Google refuses military funding for its entry into DARPA competition, says it will completely fund the bipedal Schaft robot itself and compete in finals.

DARPA seeking smartphone-controlled drones for ground troops to use
DARPA wants to work with contractors to develop smartphone-controlled drones for ground troops to use to stay better protected while out in the field.

DARPA, IBM working on self-destructing CMOS chip
DARPA funds IBM development of a chip that is capable of self-destruction.

DARPA wants you to build Skynet, offers $2 million prize
DARPA wants you to build an automated cyber defense system, offers a $2 million grand prize.

DARPA working on dissolvable, biodegradable electronics for the military
DARPA wants to give the military dissolvable, biodegradable electronics.

Next-gen military drones to sport 'death-ray' laser
Look, up in the sky, it's a bird... it's a plane... no it's your tax dollars with a 'death-ray'-powe.

Director of DARPA leaves, joins Google
Regina Dugan, director of DARPA, leaves... joins the arms of Google.