Competitors will be expected to build a 55-pound drone (or lighter) capable of carrying four times its weight — 220 pounds or more —then fly that weight across a five-nautical-mile course outside the ...

To find a way to lift up to four times as much weight with drone technology, DARPA is turning to the public in an open ...

LongShot drones are also seen as a new way for bombers and cargo planes to engage aerial threats and reduce vulnerability.

The US has advanced a new uncrewed air vehicle designed to carry and launch ...

To aid in logistics and resupply missions, DARPA wants to reimagine how drones lift and carry payloads. Check out the development agency’s Lift Challenge.

To spur innovation in transforming how much weight drones can carry, DARPA opens a competition to include everyone from big ...

The next frontier in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology is all about keeping these aircraft fueled indefinitely. If we can crack it, drones could stay in the air longer, avoid landing to ...

DARPA and Raytheon have teamed up to tackle one of the growing threats to commercial and logistical shipping: attacks by ...