DARPA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. Currently, DARPA's mission statement is “to make pivotal investments in breakthrough technologies for national security.”

DARPA Media

• DARPA achievements for the past 50 years

• DARPA headquarters.jpg

  DARPA's former headquarters in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The agency is currently located in a new building at 675 North Randolph St.

• Roy W. Johnson.jpeg

  Roy W. Johnson, DARPA Director, 1958-1959.

• Austin W. Betts.jpeg

  General Austin W. Betts, DARPA Director, 1960 – 1961.

• Jack P. Ruina.jpeg

  Jack P. Ruina, DARPA Director, 1961 – 1963.

• RobertLSproul1970.jpg

  Portrait of en:Robert Sproull, President of the en:University of Rochester, from the 1970 edition of the Interpres (the university's yearbook).

• Portrait of Charles M. Herzfeld, Director of Defense Research and Engineering.jpg

  Portrait of Charles M. Herzfeld, Director of Defense Research and Engineering

• Eberhardt Rechtin.jpg

  Eberhardt Rechtin, a respected authority in aerospace systems. Photograph Number P-1490B

• SJLukasik1990.jpg

  Portrait of Stephen J. Lukasik in 1990

• George H. Heilmeier.jpg

  George H. Heilmeier, Electronics Engineer, pioneer of LCDs at RCA

• 01 The Formative Years 1958 - 1975 (DARPA history).ogv

  The formative years(1958–1975)

• 02 - The Cold War Era 1975 - 1989 (DARPA history).ogv

  The Cold War era(1975–1989)

• 03 - The Post-Soviet Years 1989 - Present 2008 (DARPA history).ogv

  The Post-Soviet years(1989–present)