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The future of war: Far-out battle tech


The future of war: Far-out battle tech

By Mark Tutton, CNN

The Disc-Rotor program aims to develop a new type of aircraft capable of a transitioning from hovering like a helicopter to flying like a plane (artist's impression).

The Disc-Rotor program aims to develop a new type of aircraft capable of a transitioning from hovering like a helicopter to flying like a plane (artist's impression).

The Vulture program is developing the technology to enable an "airborne payload" to remain in the sky for more than five years at a time, performing intelligence, surveillance and communication missions (artist's impression).
The Vulture program is developing the technology to enable an "airborne payload" to remain in the sky for more than five years at a time, performing intelligence, surveillance and communication missions (artist's impression).

Tech company iRobot worked with DARPA for its "ChemBots" program. The aim was to build soft, flexible robots that could deform their bodies to move through openings smaller than themselves.
Tech company iRobot worked with DARPA for its "ChemBots" program. The aim was to build soft, flexible robots that could deform their bodies to move through openings smaller than themselves.

DARPA also funded iRobot's research for its LANdroids program. The aim was to give soldiers reliable communications in urban areas by creating pocket-sized robots they could scatter as they moved through an area. The robots would each act as a "node" in a wireless communications network.
DARPA also funded iRobot's research for its LANdroids program. The aim was to give soldiers reliable communications in urban areas by creating pocket-sized robots they could scatter as they moved through an area. The robots would each act as a "node" in a wireless communications network.

The ultimate goal of the Falcon program is to create a vehicle that can fly anywhere in the world in less than an hour. DARPA has already produced and flown the HTV-2 -- an unmanned, rocket-launched aircraft that travels at Mach 20 -- about 13,000 miles per hour (artist's impression).
The ultimate goal of the Falcon program is to create a vehicle that can fly anywhere in the world in less than an hour. DARPA has already produced and flown the HTV-2 -- an unmanned, rocket-launched aircraft that travels at Mach 20 -- about 13,000 miles per hour (artist's impression).

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