{"id":6745,"date":"2015-01-01T08:23:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-01T08:23:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noi3.org\/site\/?p=6745"},"modified":"2015-01-01T08:23:20","modified_gmt":"2015-01-01T08:23:20","slug":"darpa-projects-to-watch-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.noi3.org\/?p=6745","title":{"rendered":"DARPA Projects to Watch in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sikorsky VTOL X-Plane Concept_b\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24301\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sikorsky-VTOL-X-Plane-Concept_b-490x326.jpg\" style=\"width: 250px; height: 166px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tHere at DefenseTech, we want to see more of all of these stories in the New Year. Indeed, we hope to interview the managers, engineers and tinkerers who are working on some of these projects to better understand their potential defense applications.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sikorsky VTOL X-Plane Concept_b\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24301\" height=\"326\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Sikorsky-VTOL-X-Plane-Concept_b-490x326.jpg\" width=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tThe Pentagon\u2019s research and development arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.darpa.mil\/NewsEvents\/Releases\/2014\/12\/29.aspx\" title=\"link to release\">is out with a list<\/a> of its 10 most popular stories from 2014.<\/p>\n<p> \tHere at DefenseTech, we want to see more of all of these stories in the New Year. Indeed, we hope to interview the managers, engineers and tinkerers who are working on some of these projects to better understand their potential defense applications.<\/p>\n<p> \tThe following five are the ones we\u2019re particularly excited about in the realm of weapons technology and plan to keep an eye on in 2015:<\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) X-Plane<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"VTOL-X\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24302\" height=\"327\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/VTOL-X-490x327.jpg\" width=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tLike <a href=\"http:\/\/defensetech.org\/2014\/10\/02\/sikorsky-unveils-s-97-raider-light-attack-helo\/\" title=\"link to article\">firms<\/a> and the Army, DARPA wants to develop a new breed of helicopter that can fly as fast as 400 knots, or about 460 miles per hour, and carry a load of at least 40 percent of the airframe\u2019s weight. It plans to review preliminary designs in September 2015, with the goal of selecting one for a prototype that could fly as early as 2017.<\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System (ARES)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ARES\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24303\" height=\"326\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ARES-490x326.jpg\" width=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tSimilarly, the agency is exploring the idea of building an unmanned aerial logistics system that could bypass roadside bombs and other ground threats. Last year, it settled on a design from Lockheed Martin\u2019s Skunk Works lab for a drone aircraft that could be controlled by troops using mobile phones or rugged tablets.<\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GXV-T\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24304\" height=\"326\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/GXV-T-490x326.jpg\" width=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tDARPA also wants a new generation of ground vehicles with more mobility and survivability \u2014 but less armor, which \u201cis becoming increasingly burdensome and ineffective against ever-improving weaponry.\u201d It wants smaller, stealthier vehicles that can avoid detection and even attack.<\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Z-Man<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ZMAN\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-24305\" height=\"326\" src=\"http:\/\/images.defensetech.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ZMAN-490x326.jpg\" width=\"490\" \/><\/p>\n<p> \tThe agency broke ground in 2014 when a 200-pound man climbed a 25 foot wall of glass \u2014 while carrying an additional 50-pound load \u2014 using paddles inspired by the Gecko lizard. The devices were made with a polymer microstructure developed by Draper Laboratory designed to mimic the adhesive properties found on Gecko toes.<\/p>\n<p> \t<strong>Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance (EXACTO)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> \tDARPA also earlier this year successfully steered .50-caliber bullets fired from a sniper rifle in mid-flight to hit predesignated targets. The special\u00a0ammunition and guidance system helped \u201ctrack and direct projectiles to their targets by compensating for weather, wind, target movement and other factors,\u201d according to the agency.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-align: left; text-decoration: none; border: medium none;\"> \t{youtube}vX8Z2MDYX3g{\/youtube}<br \/> \t\u00a0<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p> \tArticolul original<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p> \t\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here at DefenseTech, we want to see more of all of these stories in the New Year. 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