Latest DARPA Stories
Acquisition and Management Services Help DARPA Scientists Focus on Primary Mission ARLINGTON, Va., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CAI) announced today it has been awarded a $50 million prime contract to continue providing acquisition, financial, and program management assistance to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Processing Techniques Office (IPTO). The award, for one base year and four option periods, was made under the...
Company to Develop Terahertz Power Amplifier Technology for Military Applications SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., April 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) to provide research and development services leading to the delivery of prototype terahertz-frequency, high-power amplifiers. The...
WASHINGTON, April 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today applauded President Barack Obama for his remarks before the National Academy of Sciences in which he said that improving the nation's innovation and scientific stature is a top priority for his Administration. Specifically, the President announced today for the first time that his Administration will fund the Advanced Research Projects...
The report shows how Global Locating System brings inherent security in satellite communications STERLING, Va., April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- SkyBitz, the leading remote asset tracking and information management service provider, today announced the release of a case study by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), documenting how SkyBitz successfully launched DARPA-funded technology into private, government and international markets. The agency's case study...
Cellulosic biomass from agricultural, industrial and municipal wastes to be converted to low-cost jet fuel ARLINGTON, Va., April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Logos Technologies, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a prime contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to produce fully compatible jet fuel from cellulose -- the structural component of all plants and algae. With this process, Logos scientists estimate, the cellulose waste streams from agriculture,...
TEWKSBURY, Mass., March 25, 2009 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has been awarded a $23.9 million phase 3 contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue work on the agency's Wide Bandgap Semiconductor (WBGS) Development program. This 38-month phase of the program is a collaboration between DARPA and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Its objective is to rapidly mature and demonstrate the capabilities of gallium nitride (GaN) to improve the...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As President Barack Obama and members of Congress consider adopting a comprehensive energy strategy to address the nation's critical energy needs, they should look at leveraging scarce federal dollars to motivate private investment in energy technology to develop long-term solutions. In the new issue of the Abraham Energy Report (AbrahamEnergyReport.com) published today, former U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham and ICx Technologies...
Company to Develop Affordable Alternative to Petroleum-Derived Jet Fuel (JP-8) from Agricultural and Aquacultural Feedstock SAN DIEGO and MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) today announced it has been awarded a prime contract by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to help develop an affordable alternative to petroleum-derived jet fuel (JP-8) from agricultural and aquacultural feedstock materials. The...
LANCASTER, Pa., Jan. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Thermacore, Inc. has been awarded a $9.5 million contract, if all options are exercised, by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the development of Micro-technologies for Air-Cooled Exchangers (MACE). The successful development of this technology will significantly improve the thermal performance of military electronic systems such as telecommunications, active sensing and imaging, radar, and other platforms. The goal of the...
RESTON, Va., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- ARTEL, Inc., a global leader in Information Technology and Managed Network Services, today announced $222.8 million in government contract wins for 2008, which resulted in a record year for the company in revenues. The contracts are a combination of re-competes on previous awards and new orders for public sector clients including the Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Civil Agencies, among others. A testament to its...
