DARPA

In mid-January, Aurora completed the X-65 fuselage at our manufacturing facility in West Virginia. Working with @DARPA, we are building X-65 to demonstrate active flow control. Follow us as we progress toward first flight, currently planned for 2027.

An Inside Look into DARPA’s RACER Program Stuart Young, Program Manager, Tactical Technology Office, @DARPA joined @gbrulte on The Road to Autonomy podcast to discuss DARPA’s RACER Program and the development of high-speed autonomous vehicles capable of navigating unstructured off-road terrain without maps or GPS. Episode Chapters 0:00 The History of Autonomy at DARPA: From the Grand Challenge to Today 6:54 How RACER Differs from The Grand Challenge 11:59 Operating Without Maps or GPS 14:00 Managing Heat, Acoustic, and Visual Signatures in Autonomy 19:43 Testing in the Mojave, Central California, and Texas 25:11 Building the RACER Brain and Spawning New Companies (@Overland_AI_X, @fieldai_) 27:12 The Rules of RACER: Speed Metrics and "No Maps" Constraints 33:36 The Hardware: Modifying Polaris RZRs and Textron M5 Tanks 37:37 Requirements vs. Possibilities 40:01 Field Testing with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment at the National Training Center 44:43 Deploying RACER in the Field 46:12 The Legacy of RACER: Dual-Use Applications and Saving Lives

🩸 We deal in blood—so warfighters live. At the DHA #JTSValkyrie Course, NMRTC Fort Belvoir and DARPA are advancing combat care with solutions like emergency transfusions and artificial blood, boosting readiness to save lives on the battlefield. @USNavy med.navy.mil/Media/News/New…