IonQ stock surges 20% after bagging big contract - here's all about it, and what investors should knowIonQ stock today surged approximately 20% following the announcement of a significant DARPA contract for the HARQ program. This initiative ...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.18 PM IST
Can AI quicken the pace of math discovery?DARPA’s new Exponentiating Mathematics programme aims to accelerate pure mathematics research by developing AI tools capable of high-level ...
21 Jun, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Manta Ray: US Navy's secret undersea drone spotted, then disappeared from Google MapsThe US Navy's Manta Ray submarine, a prototype underwater drone developed by Northrop Grumman, was recently spotted at the Port Hueneme nav...
26 Jun, 2024, 06.19 PM IST
Pentagon plans AI-based programme to estimate prices for critical mineralsThe programme, which received little attention after it was announced on a Pentagon website in October, is part of Washington's broader eff...
29 Jan, 2024, 05.12 PM IST
White House launches AI-based contest to secure government systems from hacksNumerous US organizations, from healthcare groups to manufacturing firms and government institutions, have been hacking targets in recent y...
10 Aug, 2023, 12.02 AM IST
DARPA conducts HAWC vehicle’s final flight test. See detailsA Boeing B-52 Stratofortress plane was used to conduct the fourth successful test flight of Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) ...
02 Feb, 2023, 12.43 AM IST
US successfully tested Lockheed hypersonic missile this week: SourcesThe US Air Force successfully tested a Lockheed Martin hypersonic missile this week, sources said.
13 Jul, 2022, 10.43 PM IST
Indian scientist to help US troops direct robots with mindA team headed by Gaurav Sharma, senior research scientist at Battelle, is among six teams to win grants to develop brain-machine interfaces.
22 May, 2019, 10.23 AM IST
View: India must seriously invest in strengthening its indigenous defence industryIndia needs to re-orient policy and research in a manner that stimulates growth in defence sector.
29 Jan, 2019, 06.10 AM IST
Collateral benefit: Why self-driving cars owe a lot to Afghan, Iraq warsThese cars carry scars and dent from participation in a legendary series of competitions organized by the Darpa, a research and development...
31 Oct, 2017, 09.33 AM IST
Future computers may be molecular machines: DARPAAs the complexity and volume of global digital data grows, so too does the need for more capable and compact means of processing and storin...
06 Apr, 2017, 04.56 PM IST
People are getting Matrix-style brain implants to boost their memoryThese implants could someday be used to restore memory to people suffering from traumatic brain injury or other neurological problems.
15 Sep, 2015, 08.07 AM IST
The US Navy is testing its submarine-hunting drone ship ACTUVOriginally conceived as a DARPA project, ACTUV is designed to hunt the next generation of nearly silent enemy diesel submarines.
01 Jul, 2015, 12.28 PM IST
US successfully tests bullets that can change course midairThe US military has successfully tested self-steering "smart" bullets that have a real-time guidance system to track targets and can change...
30 Apr, 2015, 06.10 PM IST
DRDO needs to be agile, focused: ExpertsReshaping DRDO into a cutting-edge military research agency has been a demand of the military for years, and recommendations of many commit...
30 Mar, 2015, 02.42 PM IST
Northrop Grumman shows off its experimental spaceplane conceptA press release details that the XS-1 will have a reusable booster that Grumman stresses is "affordable" with "aircraft-like" operations.
25 Aug, 2014, 12.49 PM IST
US developing smart-phone piloted military dronesUS is developing a smart- phone piloted and cheap military drone capable of assisting troops in front lines of battle.
21 Feb, 2014, 08.05 PM IST