DARPA ends cargo seaplane program, eyes new uses for tech

DARPA ends cargo seaplane program, eyes new uses for tech

Liberty Lifter was intended to design and build a seaplane with the cargo capacity of a C-17 Globemaster, that could take off and land in rough seas.

Mississippi State to develop autonomous soaring for federal DARPA Albatross program - Mississippi Monitor

Team members from Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory, Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, and Department of Geosciences—as well as the University of Texas at El Paso and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are collaborating on the DARPA Albatross program. The multi-institutional team is developing advanced autonomous soaring technologies to enable ultra-long-endurance flight for uncrewed aerial systems. (Photo b…