In a program known as the Transformer (TX), DARPA is are looking to ramp up research and development of a flying military vehicle that will hold up to 4 people and have the ability to launch vertically and soar when necessary.

The goal of the TX will be to build a flying vehicle that will let military personnel avoid water, difficult terrain, and road obstructions as well as IED and ambush threats by driving and flying when necessary.

DARPA is also developing a vehicle that that’s as capable of zipping through the sky as it is underwater.