DARPA’s Electric Jetpack Program Heads To Prototyping Phase

June 07, 2022
DARPA-backed SoloTrek XFV Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle
A previous project, the DARPA-backed SoloTrek XFV Exo-Skeletor Flying Vehicle, failed to develop into an operational aircraft.
Credit: Trek Aerospace Inc.
The age of the electric jetpack may finally be dawning. DARPA is preparing to grant contracts for the construction and flight demonstration of Portable Personal Air Mobility System prototypes that can be used by soldiers for short hops of 10 km (6.2 mi.) around the battlefield. Battery advances make...

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