The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency last week briefed an array of engineers and designers who are eying participation in the agency's new Ground X-Vehicle Technology program, which is intended to explore a variety of approaches, including autonomous technology, to decrease combat vehicle weight. DARPA soon expects to release two broad agency announcements with technical details, according to a Sept. 5 statement from the agency during the GVX-T "proposers day." "One of the key goals of DARPA's Ground X-Vehicle Technology...