By collaborating with academia, industry, and government partners, DARPA formulates and executes research and development projects to expand the frontiers of technology and science, often beyond immediate U.S. Eisenhower in response to the Soviet launching of Sputnik 1 in 1957. Originally known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency ( ARPA), the agency was created on February 7, 1958, by President Dwight D. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ( DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military.
