An agency of the US Department of Defence , the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency ( DARPA ), has provided millions companies with $ 5.2 m to develop delivery drones that will shatter into dust upon completing their mission. Now, Military & Aerospace Electronics reports that DARPA has awarded $2.9 million to DZYNE Technologies and $2.3 million to Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) to create unmanned aircrafts that can deliver 3-pound payloads to within about 30 feet of a target location. the US Department of Defence has been working on the technology, known as DARPA (VAPR) program, since 2013 . the US Department of Defence and DZYNE Technologies ( PARC ), are to enter a second phase of testing and development on the project, after which the DoD hopes to have aircraft that can become untraceable after dropping into enemy territory.
An agency of the US Department of Defence , the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency ( DARPA ), has provided millions companies with $ 5.2 m to develop delivery drones that will shatter into dust upon completing their mission. the US Department of Defence has been working on the technology, known as DARPA (VAPR) program, since 2013 . the US Department of Defence and DZYNE Technologies ( PARC ), are to enter a second phase of testing and development on the project, after which the DoD hopes to have aircraft that can become untraceable after dropping into enemy territory.