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Readying an Innovative RSGS Payload for Launch – Tech Briefs

… Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. Watch this video to learn more about their efforts.

Northrop’s Manta Ray Undersea Drone Completes In-Water Test – The Defense Post

… (DARPA) said. Northrop shipped the prototype in subsections from … DARPA. The Hawaii-based firm splash-tested a scaled prototype in September last …

DARPA Announces First Test Of Incredible Manta Ray-Inspired Uncrewed Submarine

When the project was announced in 2022, Northrop Grumman wrote that their design would be in service of DARPA’s vision to create “strategic surprise.” …

US Defense Chief: China’s attacks vs Philippine vessels is ‘irresponsible’ – YouTube

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday, May 2, that China’s continuous harassment that led to injuries to Filipino crew and damage …

Japan, U.S., Australia sign defense technology cooperation pact – Kyodo News

The defense ministers of Japan, the United States and Australia sign a cooperation agreement on new technologies including autonomous systems, …

Philippine, US forces advancing territorial defense, rapid infiltration capabilities at Balikatan

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City, Philippines – Philippine and U.S. military forces participating in Balikatan 24 are conducting multiple synchronized, …

Japan, U.S., Australia, Philippines agree on rules-based Indo-Pacific – Kyodo News

The defense ministers from Japan, the United States, Australia and the Philippines pledge to maintain the rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific …

US Defense Secretary Austin Says ‘Squad’ Shares Vision for Indo-Pacific Peace – YouTube

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reasserted Washington’s “commitment to international law in the South China Sea” during a joint press …

US Navy tests Thunderbirds-style Manta Ray drone sub for missions – MSN

Manta Ray was built through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program. Although its future …

US military tests new fish-shaped underwater drone – Defence Blog

DARPA is collaborating with the US Navy to determine the next steps for testing and transitioning this technology into operational use.