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UK, US and Canada to collaborate on cybersecurity and AI research

Homeland October 8, 2024

The Ministry of Defence, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the Canadian Department of National Defence will collaboratively pursue research, development, test and evaluation technologies for artificial intelligence (AI), cyber, resilient systems and information domain-related technologies. The methodologies, algorithms, capabilities and tools created will be exploited by developing ...

DRACO Technology to help humans travel to Mars

Air August 9, 2023

Lockheed Martin has won a contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop and demonstrate a nuclear-powered spacecraft under a project called Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO). The project will represent a rapid advancement in propulsion technology to benefit exploration and national defense. Chemical propulsion engines ...

GA-EMS completes DRACO nuclear thermal propulsion system design and test milestone

Air November 15, 2022

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS)  has completed major milestones for the Track A, Phase 1 Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program. Under contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), GA-EMS delivered a baseline design of a DRACO Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) reactor and engine and successfully tested ...

Serco’s NOMARS team reshaping the future of unmanned maritime operations

Maritime September 28, 2022

Serco Inc. has successfully completed the preliminary design phase of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Tactical Technology Office’s No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program. Serco was selected to move to DARPA NOMARS Phase 2, which encompasses detailed design, construction, and testing of the vessel. Serco will serve as the prime ...