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# DARPA

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Here's some of the US military's most high-tech projects

This is some seriously futuristic stuff.

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Dec 30th 2015, 7:30 PM

Pentagon researches ways to scavenge retired satellites... in space

The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is planning to launch a demonstration mission in 2016.

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Jan 23rd 2013, 8:30 PM

US military loses world's fastest ever plane

The $308 million test flight has failed on its second attempt. Experts say that this outcome would not be unexpected.

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Aug 11th 2011, 8:38 PM

US military to trial world's fastest-ever plane

The Falcon HTV-2, which will be launched at 3pm Irish time, can travel at 13,000mph – that’s Dublin to NYC in 14m 42sec.

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Aug 11th 2011, 2:52 PM