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DARPA
Established in 1958, The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.


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Bell HSVTOL Selected for DARPA SPRINT Phase 1A

Bell HSVTOL Selected for DARPA SPRINT Phase 1A

27-Nov-23 - Bell Selected for Phase 1A of DARPA Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) X-Plane Program #SPRINT
Northrop Grumman to Design DARPA ANCILLARY

Northrop Grumman to Design DARPA ANCILLARY

14-Jul-23 - Northrop Grumman to design autonomous Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) aircraft for DARPA #DARPA
Black Hawk Flies Missions Without Pilots

Black Hawk Flies Missions Without Pilots

04-Nov-22 - Sikorsky and DARPA’s Autonomous Black Hawk helicopter completed uninhabited flight lifting external cargo and flying casualty evacuation and medical resupply missions #drones
NASA, DARPA and Sikorsky Testing Automation Concepts

NASA, DARPA and Sikorsky Testing Automation Concepts

22-Aug-22 - NASA Tests Advanced Air Mobility Automation Concepts with Sikorsky and DARPA NASA in partnership with DARPA in advanced air mobility national campaign research with the Sikorsky SARA flight test helicopter in Stratford, CT #automation
“ALIAS” OPV Black Hawk  First Autonomous Flight

“ALIAS” OPV Black Hawk First Autonomous Flight

09-Feb-22 - The Sikorsky Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) JUH-60A Black Hawk helicopter demonstrator completed first uninhabited and autonomous flight with DARPA’s ALIAS (Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System) #drones
OPV Black Hawk with Supervised Autonomy

OPV Black Hawk with Supervised Autonomy

30-Mar-21 - Sikorsky and DARPA fly the optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) Black Hawk helicopter with supervised autonomy #drones
Skyworks and Scaled in Partnership for Vertijet

Skyworks and Scaled in Partnership for Vertijet

10-Jul-19 - Skyworks Global and Scaled Composites (Scaled) announced partnership to build prototype of the VertiJet, an aircraft based on the 1950s Fairey Rotodyne incorporating techs developed by the GBA/DARPA Heliplane program #Vertijet
US Army in Autonomous Helicopter Demonstration

US Army in Autonomous Helicopter Demonstration

30-Oct-18 - The Sikorsky/DARPA SARA (Sikorsky Autonomy Research Aircraft, a modified S-76) optionally-piloted helicopter was at Fort Eustis in a first-of-its-kind demonstration to the US Army #Autonomy
Sikorsky Awarded DARPA ALIAS Phase 3 Contract

Sikorsky Awarded DARPA ALIAS Phase 3 Contract

11-Jan-17 - Sikorsky won the contract for Phase 3 of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency s (DARPA) Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to increase Aircraft Autonomy.
DARPA’s ALIAS Phase 2 Flight Tests

DARPA’s ALIAS Phase 2 Flight Tests

23-Dec-16 - DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program Phase 2 completed flight tests with a Cessna 208 Caravan fixed-wing aircraft and the Sikorsky S-76 MATRIX helicopter
Sikorsky Completes DARPA ALIAS Phase 1

Sikorsky Completes DARPA ALIAS Phase 1

31-May-16 - Sikorsky demonstrated a 30-mile autonomous flight with a S-76 to complete Phase 1 of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program
Aurora Flies Subscale X-Plane Aircraft

Aurora Flies Subscale X-Plane Aircraft

18-Apr-16 - A subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of the Aurora Flight Sciences LightningStrike (VTOL X-Plane) developed for DARPA was successfully flown at a U.S. military facility
DARPA Awarded Next Gen US Navy UAV Demonstrator

DARPA Awarded Next Gen US Navy UAV Demonstrator

21-Mar-16 - DARPA, AVX and Northrop Grumman developing full-scale technology demonstrator of next-generation unmanned system designed for small-deck ships
03-Mar-16 DARPA Selects Aurora to Build VTOL X-Plane
16-Feb-16 Honeywell Provides Clearer Picture For Helicopter Pilots
20-Jan-16 UGV/UAV Joint Autonomy demonstration for US Army
10-Sep-15 DARPA Robotic Landing Gear
04-Mar-15 Sikorsky Awarded $8M for DARPA Phase 1 ALIAS Heli-Expo 2015
21-Apr-14 Optionally Piloted Black Hawk First Flight
12-Aug-13 Sikorsky Unveils Matrix Technology








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