Thanks to a multi-billion dollar budget and access to cutting-edge technology, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense has partnered with a variety of organizations to develop innovative projects. ambitious.
DARPA is an agency under the US Department of Defense, responsible for developing new technologies for military purposes. From cloaking technology to brain implants, DARPA strives to accelerate the advancement of future technology, bringing it to life.
Here are 7 projects that seem to only exist in movies that have been officially confirmed by DARPA:
Prototype Soft Exoskeletons. (Source: DARPA).
When talking about future warfare, people often talk about drone technology and robots that will replace soldiers on the battlefield. Even so, advanced technologies can be used to “upgrade” the military by producing suits that enhance human abilities.
In partnership with Wyss Institute researchers at Harvard’s Department of Biologically Derived Engineering, the suit that DARPA developed is a lightweight skeleton to enhance the health and endurance of its wearer through numerous built-in sensors and microcomputers.
Skin-mounted biosensor for health monitoring. (Source: DT).
When visiting health care centers, the doctor will diagnose the condition through the body’s feedback. However, a project of DARPA in conjunction with the US Army Research Agency promises to take it to the next level thanks to biosensor technology integrated on cell tissue.
The idea of the project is to implant liquid sensors on the skin, using them to measure relevant biological indicators such as oxygen, glucose, lactate and ion levels. These sensors will stay on the body for two years, reading and sending information directly to wirelessly connected devices such as smartphones.
EXACTO self-guided ammunition. (Source: DARPA).
The fact that the fired bullet changes its trajectory after reaching the speed of sound is exactly like in a sci-fi movie. However, this is a real project being implemented by DARPA. If successful, it will solve all the technical problems of shooting from the wind direction to the ability of the gunner.
EXACTO is a self-guided projectile to always reach the target accurately. Unfortunately, the whole project is still kept secret by the US government and there is no specific information about the working principle of this special ammunition.
Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel prototype. (Source: DARPA).
The full name of this military vehicle is Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel. But unlike conventional unmanned aircraft (drone), this is a 140-ton unmanned ship used to detect and track enemy submarines. It can also be used for demining at sea.
This model of anti-submarine ship can operate continuously for 60-90 days without human intervention. Currently, the prototype version of the unmanned anti-submarine ship has been successfully produced by the US Naval Research Service.
Rendering of a large super aircraft (HULA) in the Walrus project. (Source: DARPA)
Walrus is DARPA’s project to create a giant aircraft model that can handle a payload of 500-1,000 tons and travel at a speed of 12,000 knots/week. Such a huge military vehicle is useful for transporting soldiers in large numbers with equipment and weapons.
However, Walrus is a project that is only on the table. In fact, there hasn’t been any large supersonic aircraft (HULA) prototypes that have had a chance to take off.
Experimental spies in the HI-MEMS program. (Source: DARPA).
The idea of a spy bug probably comes from action movies of the 90s. And DARPA has realized it in the HI-MEMS program by implanting control chips into various insects (such as insects). moths and beetles). The researchers say that after implantation, the insect brain will be stimulated so that the technician can control the movement to spy on areas that humans and robots cannot do.
Rich like Elon Musk also have to follow DARPA in the field of developing technology to connect brains with computers. (Source: CE).
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is one of the tech moguls interested in building a brain management facility under a computer interface. But even a billionaire like Mr. E.Musk does not have access to resources like DARPA. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has worked with various organizations in the Neural Engineering System Design (NESD) program to create “an implantable system that can link information between the brain and the brain. ministry and the digital world”.
The principle of operation of the system is to convert chemical and electrical signals from the brain into data that the computer can analyze and vice versa. The result of this project is a computer that can display everything the human eye can see.