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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲.
In November, the DARPA Triage Challenge Finals begin, bringing bold ideas, cutting-edge technology, academia, and industry together with one mission: Save more lives.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗣𝗔 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟴!
Teams competing in the first competition showed us the potential for massive breakthroughs in heavy lift vertical aviation is far greater than we initially anticipated.
We dive deep into the world of maritime security with Dr. Christopher Kent, program manager in DARPA’s TTO. He shares his work developing innovative technologies that provide a new layer of security for vessels at sea and other parts of the battlefield.
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We released a new Small Business Innovation Research opportunity: Commercialization of Ultra-High Payload-to-Weight UAS Subsystems that asks for mature, high-impact subsystems to address the current payload-to-weight bottleneck & accelerate next gen heavy-lift drones.
Stacie's time at DARPA taught her the power of a flat org. The freedom to walk into the Director’s office to share ideas was incredible. The secret to 'technical surprise' is giving brilliant minds the space to create without bureaucracy!
