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Pentagon Searches for ‘Digital DNA’ to Identify Hackers

26 Jan 2010 07:40:58 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
These “digital artifacts” will be collected from “traditional computers, personal digital assistants, and/or distributed information systems such as ‘cloud computers’,” as well as “from wired or wireless networks, or collected storage media. The format may include electronic do...

Original story at Wired .

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Darpa: U.S. Geek Shortage is a National Security Risk

15 Jan 2010 06:06:38 PST

Written by Katie Drummond
The Pentagon’s far-out research arm Darpa is soliciting proposals for initiatives that would attract teens to careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), with an emphasis on computing. According to the Computer Research Association, computer science enrollment d...

Original story at Wired .

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Pentagon Scientists Target Iran’s Nuclear Mole Men

11 Jan 2010 16:00:22 PST

Written by David Hambling
Attacking the Iranian nuclear program would be a massive undertaking, though but not necessarily impossible. However, it would certainly appear that the United States is the only nation with the capability to carry out such an attack. As far as we know, Israel lacks both the sensor techn...

Original story at Wired .

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Hey, Kids! Spacecraft Cluster Control Is Fun!

06 Jan 2010 09:18:25 PST

Written by Nathan Hodge
SPHERES — the acronym stands for Synchronized Position, Hold, Engage, and Reorient Experimental Satellites — is a NASA- and Darpa-funded effort to test formation flying and autonomous docking for future satellites. (You can read more about the project, developed at the MIT Space Syst...

Original story at Wired .

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Spot 10 Balloons, Win $40000

04 Dec 2009 09:39:25 PST

guardian.co.uk Darpa has hosted competitions in the past, such as the 2004 Grand Challenge and the 2007 Urban Challenge, which sought to develop automated vehicles that ... Social Media, the Military, and the Public Sphere(s)San Francisco Chronicle

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Army Eyes Missiles Filled With Flying Spy Bots

17 Nov 2009 10:35:14 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
Darpa launched a similar research effort a few years back. If the Army’s attempt works, it’d be a first for the military: unmanned, long-range, ultra-high-speed surveillance. And the drone-filled missiles would double as aerial weapons: The Army wants the proposed unmanned aerial veh...

Original story at Wired .

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DARPA Grand Challenge news and blogs - February 26, 2010

26 Feb 2010 00:00:01 PDT

Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit DARPA Grand Challenge news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.

• Pentagon Scientists Target Iran’s Nuclear Molemen -- by David Hambling from Danger Room
• Military Science: Hack Stormy Skies to Lord over Lightning -- by Katie Drummond from Danger Room
• Spytech Agency Wants Software Brains to Connect the Dots -- by Katie Drummond from Wired: Danger Room
• Army Again Turns to Depleted Uranium for New Weaponry -- by David Hambling from Wired: Danger Room
• Optimism as Artificial Intelligence Pioneers Reunite -- from New York Times
• ‘Command Posts of the Future’ Readied for Afghan Surge -- by Noah Shachtman from Wired: Danger Room
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• Grunts Get Spy Sats of Their Own -- by David Hambling from Wired: Danger Room
• New Bomb-Resistant Trucks Will Blast RPGs Before They Hit -- by David Hambling from Wired: Danger Room
• U.S. Military Turns to ‘Vader’ to Hunt Rebel Scum in Afghanistan -- by Nathan Hodge from Wired: Danger Room

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Opinion: Darpa Spy Cams to Find Threats in ‘Weak Evidence’

24 Sep 2009 07:51:11 PDT

Written by Katie Drummond
How will the user know that those two vehicles highlighted were the probable attack vehicles in the suicide vehicle bombing? How will the user understand the significance of a highlighted facility which may represent a new meeting location for a terrorist group? Users should have full...

Original story at Wired .

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Darpa’s Handheld Nuclear Fusion Reactor

06 Jul 2009 07:37:13 PDT

Written by David Hambling
And much smaller. The electromagnet for ITER alone weighs 925 tons, so it’s not likely to be made small enough for a vehicle or any other mobile application, Darpa, on the other hand, cheerily indicates that its project will go on to produce “handheld power sources.”

Original story at Wired .

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Bomb Detection CEO Named New Darpa Boss

02 Jul 2009 11:12:21 PDT

Written by Noah Shachtman
Mechanical engineer and defense entrepreneur Regina Dugan has been named the new director of Darpa, the Pentagon’s premiere research arm. Dugan will now be in charge of more than $3.2 billion’s worth of high-risk science and technology projects — everything from thinking computers to s...

Original story at Wired .

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Rangel Steers Darpa Millions to Natural History Museum

10 Jun 2009 09:21:30 PDT

Written by Katie Drummond
“We don’t actually collaborate formally with the Department of Defense, but we do think that our work is relevant to them,” says Amato. He runs regular meetings with public health professionals and evolutionary biologists, but the group only puts in a yearly phone call to a Darpa program...

Original story at Wired .

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Darpa’s Simple Plan to Track Targets Everywhere

21 May 2009 10:17:39 PDT

Written by Nathan Hodge
The NetTrack overview on the Darpa website gives few details, but the strategic plan gives a better idea of how it might work. Using software tools, the system could stitch together information from a variety of sensors (synthetic aperture radar, optical, video, acoustic sensors, movi...

Original story at Wired .

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Air Force Signs on to Darpa's All-Seeing Blimp

12 Mar 2009 08:35:00 PDT

Written by Nathan Hodge
It's significant for another reason: Tony Tether, who recently stepped down as chief of Darpa after almost eight years on the job, was a big fan of ISIS. This ensures that development of the concept will continue in some form after Tether's departure.

Original story at Wired News .

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Darpa Wants a Lab for Sim Afghanistans

05 Mar 2009 04:14:00 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
The U.S. military is bankrolling a dozen or more programs, to create Sim Afghansitans and Sim Iraqs where they can test their war plans. The problem is, each model-maker uses his own set of country-building software, his own set of data about the country's social, cultural, and political st...

Original story at Wired News .

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Darpa Wants a Lab for Sim Afghanistans

05 Mar 2009 04:14:00 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
Image: DailyGame] ALSO: The U.S. military is bankrolling a dozen or more programs, to create Sim Afghansitans and Sim Iraqs where they can test their war plans. The problem is, each model-maker uses his own set of country-building software, his own set of...

Original story at Wired .

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Who'll Be the Next Darpa Chief?

11 Feb 2009 09:36:56 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
Tony Tether, the long-time chief of Darpa, is stepping down. So who'll be the next to head up the Pentagon's premiere research agency -- and become the country's most visible defense geek? Several different names keep coming up. In no particular order, they include:

Original story at Wired News .

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Tether, Longest-Serving Darpa Chief, is Out

09 Feb 2009 14:01:07 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
So it's over. Tony The longest-serving chief of the Pentagon's premiere research agency is stepping down. Tony Tether was appointed by then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to head Darpa in 2001. But, defying convention, Tether expected to remain in charge of the agency through the...

Original story at Wired News .

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Software Swarm to Spot Rockets Before They're Fired

04 Feb 2009 00:24:00 PST

Written by David Hambling
There are plenty of systems out there to identify the direction of a shooter after he has opened fire. But it might be too late by then. That's why Darpa is developing a system to spot a rocket propelled grenade before it's fired. It's a major challenge, but the solution may lie with a swarm of sof...

Original story at Wired News .

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Darpa Chief Staying on - For Now

09 Jan 2009 09:00:52 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
Tony Tether, the controversial chief of Pentagon premiere research agency Darpa, will remain in office during the Obama administration. At least, for a little while. "Dr. Tether will be here after Jan. 20, and there's no formal date on which he plans to leave," Darpa spokesman Jan Walker tel...

Original story at Wired News .

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Pentagon Clears Flying Car Project for Take-Off

13 Nov 2008 06:12:35 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
Darpa hopes its "Personal Air Vehicle Technology" project, announced yesterday, will ultimately lead to a working prototype of a military-suitable flying car -- a two-to-four passenger vehicle that can "drive on roads" one minute, and take off like a helicopter the next. The hybrid ma...

Original story at Wired News .

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Pentagon Clears Flying Car Project for Take-Off

13 Nov 2008 06:12:35 PST

Original story at Wired .

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Darpa Wants Sim to 'Resurrect' Battlefield Trauma

10 Nov 2008 11:29:23 PST

Written by Noah Shachtman
RESURRECT could also do some forecasting, too. Darpa would like the program to include "descriptive and predictive algorithms that can be implemented in an existing simulation software package." Far-off commanders can already watch battles unfold, thanks to spy drones, streaming vi...

Original story at Wired News .

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'Artificial Intuition,' Earthquake Detectors vie for Pentagon Prize

31 Oct 2008 09:57:00 PDT

Written by Nathan Hodge
Everyone from Darpa to the National Security Initiative seems to be dangling pots of cash in front of inventors, entrepreneurs and scientists to come up with innovative new ideas for defense and national security. Here's another contest to watch.

Original story at Wired News .

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Darpa Wants Bigger, Smarter BigDog 'Bot To Help in Combat [BigDog]

29 Oct 2008 04:11:42 PDT

Written by Kit Eaton
It'll have to cope with stairs, water hazards, desert levels of heat and arctic levels of snow and ice, navigate through GPS waypoints, and it'll have to respond to speech and gesture commands—at which point you imagine a soldier commanding it to "sit!" and giggle slightly. But only sligh...

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Artificial intelligence put to the Turing Test

10 Oct 2008 04:59:51 PDT

UK - Oct 10, 2008 the "miraculous things" Google is doing with its search technology as well as the Darpa Urban Grand Challenge in which driverless cars race each other. ...

Original story at Silicon.com .

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DARPA Grand Challenge vs. European Land Robot | Danger Room from ...

06 Sep 2007 00:46:01 PDT

Written by Sharon Weinberger
Basically, the vehicle even was equipped very similarly, but in contrast to the Darpa Grand Challenge where the vehicles drive along a track that connects waypoints, defined by GPS navigation, the European Land Robot Trial does not ...

Original story at Wired News .

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