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[/default.aspx] Follow us: Our Work TTO STO MTO I2O DSO BTO AEO Opportunities SMALL BUSINESS Universities Military Services Contract Management Solicitations News Usage Policy Budget DARPA Framework Testimony Public Release Center News About Contact History Initiatives Organization Leadership Programs People Creating breakthrough technologies for national security is the mission of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). By making pivotal investments in new technology-driven ideas for the United States, DARPA imagines and makes possible new capabilities for overcoming the multifaceted threats and challenges that lie ahead. This makes a better, more secure future possible. In an uncertain world, with constrained budgets, providing these new capabilities is more important than ever. Looking back, precision guidance and navigation, stealth, unmanned aerial vehicles, night vision, and communications and networking are among the technologies that changed the face of war over the last two decades. Many people and organizations worked to make these technologies a reality. In each case, DARPA made key early investments that changed what was possible and started a revolution in capability. Today, DARPA is helping to build a future in which we can do extraordinary things. Fully control the electromagnetic spectrum for communications, sensing, and imaging. Provide precise and accurate position and timing that isn’t dangerously reliant on GPS. Wield cyber as a military capability with confidence in our own cybersecurity. Increase access to and through space by lowering its cost. Open new operational regimes with advanced platforms and weapons. To build a strong foundation for tomorrow’s military systems, we are catalyzing an advanced technology base in new areas of information technology, electronics, and materials science, as well as new technologies emerging from the biological sciences. DARPA Fact Sheets Creating Breakthrough Technologies for National Security: An introduction to DARPA What DARPA Has Done for National Security: Selected Accomplishments Additional Information DARPA Framework (download) Budget Testimony Sitemap FOIA Plug-ins Privacy and Security Related Sites Contact No Fear Act Accessibility/Section 508 Share this page: Twitter Facebook Print