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IEEE Spectrum on MSN1d
DARPA Sets New Record for Wireless Power Beaming
The United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) recently achieved a new record in transmitting energy ...
Carro e Motos on MSN3d
DARPA abandons the Liberty Lifter, a ground-effect vehicle designed to fly over the sea with a 100-ton payload
Ambitious waterborne cargo aircraft project canceled, but its technologies will be reused in other initiatives ...
Defense News3d
DARPA ends cargo seaplane program, eyes new uses for tech
Liberty Lifter was intended to design and build a seaplane with the cargo capacity of a C-17 Globemaster, that could take off ...
Avionics International3d
DARPA Taps Bell To Build X-Plane Demonstrator, Aims For Flight Testing In 2028
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has selected Bell Textron to build an X-plane demonstrator capable of flying at speeds of up to 450 knots, with the office […] ...
AeroTime3d
Bell advances in DARPA SPRINT X-plane program with VTOL demonstrator
Bell will design and build a high-speed VTOL demonstrator for DARPA’s SPRINT program, as Aurora exits the competition.
Aviation Week Network3d
DARPA Picks Bell Over Aurora To Build SPRINT X-plane
The X-plane demonstrator builds on Bell’s experience with tiltrotor aircraft, but with a new stop/fold rotor feature that ...
Photonics, Satellites, Repeaters: Is IonQ Building the Next Cloud?
IONQ's bold push into quantum networking, with satellites, photonics, and repeaters, signals its bid to power a ...