DARPA Targets Contested Logistics In New Strategy

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall studies 3D-printed UAV

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall inspected an uncrewed air vehicle 3D-printed by airmen in Task Force 99 on a forward base in the Middle East.

Credit: Staff Sgt. Matthew Angulo/U.S. Air Force
As with many DARPA projects, the agency’s newly revealed “SURGE” program comes with an awkwardly composed acronym and a daunting, seemingly impossible technological goal. But the existence of SURGE—short for Structures Uniquely Resolved to Guarantee Endurance—also reflects a new strategic focus for...

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