The Phoenix program aims to find a way to remove and re-use valuable components from broken or "retired" satellites (artist's impression).
DARPA has funded aerospace company AeroVironment's development of the Shrike -- a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft "small enough to be carried in a backpack" (artist's impression).
The Transformer program aims to build a flying car for the battlefield. The aim is to create a vertical take-off and landing vehicle that can carry four people more than 50 miles on one tank of fuel (artist's impression).
The Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System program is developing binoculars that can identify threats from a long distance and then inform a soldier of the danger.
The Nano Air Vehicle (NAV) program has developed a tiny, ultra-light air vehicle for indoor and outdoor military missions (artist's impression).
