Air Force Innovation Priorities

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How DARPA is producing a shelf-stable, transportable blood substitute

Dr. Michael Koeris explains how DARPA is working to move combat casualty care to the warfighter in increasingly contested environments.
Are lantern flies a national security threat?

How do agricultural pests pose a national security threat? DARPA’s director of the Biological Technologies Office explains.
How DARPA plans to keep troops alive in modern war | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 8.30.25

The head of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office stops by to talk about domestic crop security, programs to save troops in the age of drone warfare, and more.
Protecting troops’ benefits in an evolving government | Defense News Weekly Full Episode 8.23.25

The president of the Military Officers Association of America talks about the state of efforts to ensure troops’ and vets’ benefits in a new administration.