DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is known for the wide range of research and development programs it runs to open pathways toward technologies that can further the cause of national security. Each program is most often known by its very own acronym, so for all those returning to school, or just to their normal post-summer routines, DARPA offers its own version of the ABCs.

For more information about the programs mentioned here, as well as the other breakthrough technologies DARPA is developing, visit the Agency’s web site at www.darpa.mil.