DARPA
Clash Royale CLAN TAG #URR8PPP This article is about the US military research agency. For other uses, see DARPA (disambiguation). Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Agency overview Formed February 7, 1958 ; 60 years ago ( 1958-02-07 ) (as ARPA) Headquarters Arlington, Virginia, U.S. Employees 240 Annual budget US$ 2.97 billion [1] Agency executives Dr. Steven Walker, Director [2] Dr. Peter Highnam, Deputy Director Parent agency U.S. Department of Defense Website www.darpa.mil DARPA's former headquarters in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington. The agency is currently located in a new building at 675 North Randolph St. 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. Originally known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency ( ARPA ), the agency was created in February 1958 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in response t