DARPA pursues research that leads to transformational change rather than incremental advances. It does so collaboratively as part of a robust innovation ecosystem that includes academic, industry, and defense and government partners …

Consistent with national policy and DOD Directives, DARPA fully supports scientific exchange. Our fundamental research awards are free from publication restrictions, export controls, and citizenship requirements.

DARPA programs focus on the fundamental research required to establish proof of concept. Performer teams define the path for putting new technologies into use in service of our nation’s warfighters, and transition partners lead the work of implementation, technology transfer, and commercialization.

2025年3月10日 · DARPA has pushed, and will continue to push, the boundaries of technological possibility. See the dreams we turned to reality

2025年2月6日 · DARPA’s Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI) aims to determine whether it’s possible to build an industrially useful quantum computer much faster than conventional predictions.

Work with DARPA. Be part of a cutting-edge research and development agency that’s pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, in an energetic environment with excellent benefits. Find your future with DARPA Careers . Our program managers are visionary leaders whose experience spans industry, government, and academia.

Our six technical offices put DARPA’s mission into action. Their leaders and program managers plan and execute a constantly evolving portfolio of research programs, challenges, and transition activities.

Find your future with DARPA Careers . Our program managers are visionary leaders whose experience spans industry, government, and academia. They conceive, plan, and oversee the high-risk R&D efforts for which we are best known. See all people at DARPA

Managed by our technical offices, DARPA programs span the laboratory and applied sciences and advanced engineering disciplines. Typically structured in phases, each program tackles an urgent national security challenge whose solution has the potential to achieve strategic technological surprise.

Known as “DARPA’s DARPA,” DSO develops and manages an aggressive and forward-leaning portfolio that expands the art of the possible across a broad set of technical areas. By pushing science toward fundamental operational limits, our programs create a …