Scientists at the Pentagon's secretive unit are researching viruses and developing pandemic cures  
They work at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and other Pentagon laboratories 
DARPA's teams saw COVID-19 infected 1,271 onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt as the virus spread unchecked 
In response they have developed a microchip to detect asymptomatic COVID in a bid to prevent an outbreak 
The chip is inserted below skin and triggers a sensor if COVID infects the body  
DARPA have also created a filter which can remove COVID virus from the blood when attached to dialysis 
They are working on a vaccine that would work against all coronaviruses, even ones not yet identified 
The team also successfully manufactured antibodies against Spanish Flu  

Pentagon scientists working inside a secretive unit set up at the height of the Cold War have created a microchip to be inserted under the skin, which will detect COVID-19 infection, and a revolutionary filter that can remove the virus from the blood when attached to a dialysis machine.