The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is adjusting its approach to the development of new defense technologies to reflect the fiscal realities facing federal agencies and evolving nature of national threats.

“Our mission is unchanged — to prevent and create technological surprise,” DARPA director Arati Prabhakar said at a Pentagon briefing in which she presented a new framework for the agency’s research and development. However, she added, “it’s going to be a very challenging environment for an extended period of time.”

The agency’s primary strategic objectives are to demonstrate “breakthrough capabilities” for national security, help drive a highly capable U.S. technology base and ensure that DARPA itself delivers on its mission.
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