DARPA

About DARPA

DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) is a United States government agency under the Department of Defense focused on creating technological surprise for national security. It funds and manages high-risk, high-payoff research programs across defense-related domains, driving breakthrough technologies and novel capabilities. Its portfolio spans offices and programs including the Biological Technologies Office, Defense Sciences Office, Information Innovation Office, Microsystems Technology Office, Strategic Technology Office, and Tactical Technology Office, with initiatives like the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative and the Live Chain to advance battlefield medical and military tech. Headquartered in the United States, DARPA collaborates with industry, academia, and government partners to accelerate transformative solutions for national security.