{"id":153245,"date":"2022-12-19T19:35:16","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-game-changing-tech-in-darpas-new-missile"},"modified":"2022-12-19T19:35:16","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T01:35:16","slug":"the-game-changing-tech-in-darpas-new-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-game-changing-tech-in-darpas-new-missile","title":{"rendered":"The game-changing tech in DARPA\u2019s new missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xswb8dEyBVw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A few weeks ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) quietly unveiled a new high-speed missile program called Gambit. The program is meant to leverage a novel method of propulsion that could have far-reaching implications not just in terms of weapons development, but for high-speed aircraft and even in how the Navy\u2019s warships are powered.<\/p>\n<p>This propulsion system, known as a rotation detonation engine (RDE), has the potential to be lighter than existing jet engines while offering a significant boost in power output, range, and fuel efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>The Gambit missile is just one of a number of programs placing a renewed focus on RDE technology, though for the most part, these systems have managed to fly under the media\u2019s radar.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Dr. Chris Combs on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrChrisCombs\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrChrisCombs<\/a>.<br \/> Follow Steve Trimble: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDEWLine\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDEWLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 Follow Sandboxx News on social.<br \/> Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandboxxnews\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/sandboxxnews<\/a>.<br \/> Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sandboxxnews\">https:\/\/instagram.com\/sandboxxnews<\/a>.<br \/> Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/sandboxxnews\">https:\/\/facebook.com\/sandboxxnews<\/a>.<br \/> TikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sandboxxnews\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@sandboxxnews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf1 Follow Alex Hollings on social.<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2022\/12\/the-game-changing-tech-in-darpas-new-missile\">Continue reading \u201cThe game-changing tech in DARPA\u2019s new missile\u201d | &gt;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few weeks ago, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) quietly unveiled a new high-speed missile program called Gambit. The program is meant to leverage a novel method of propulsion that could have far-reaching implications not just in terms of weapons development, but for high-speed aircraft and even in how the Navy\u2019s warships are [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":556,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1497,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-energy","category-military"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153245\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}