DARPA projects history review

[Mike Pryce]

An interesting review of DARPA projects (2 volumes), "Transformation and Transition: DARPA’s Role in Fostering an Emerging Revolution in Military Affairs":

http://www.darpa.mil/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2686

http://www.darpa.mil/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2687

Stealth, PGMs, UAVs etc., including naval projects.

 

[Mike Pryce]

Lots more at:

http://www.darpa.mil/About/History/Historical_DARPA_Bibliography.aspx

 

[Grey Havoc]

DARPA TECHNICAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS; AN HISTORICAL REVIEW OF SELECTED DARPA PROJECTS (Volumes I & II) [1990 & 1991]

http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a239925.pdf
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a241725.pdf

 

[Grey Havoc]

On the subject of DARPA's history: http://paleofuture.gizmodo.com/isaac-asimovs-newly-published-1959-paper-for-darpa-on-c-1648636240

 

[Grey Havoc]

On a topical note, a DARPA video from 2001 on how it thought cyber-warfare and related technologies would develop in the future:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-gABzKZN38&feature=player_embedded
http://gizmodo.com/this-is-how-darpa-thought-todays-tech-would-look-in-200-1704667625
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[Grey Havoc]

On a couple of side notes:

New director takes over at Pentagon’s top research office

An experienced veteran of DARPA is taking the helm.

www.c4isrnet.com

Top Pentagon research arm combats ‘aggressive’ foreign investors

DARPA seeks domestic investors to move 150 projects into the market — and away from unfriendly governments.

www.c4isrnet.com