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Official account of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Follows/retweets/links do not = endorsement. Breakthrough technologies for national security.
Arlington, VA
Joined July 2009
The NEWEST tech in Warfare! @SECWAR visited DARPA where he flew a Blackhawk remotely. (Pilots were onboard as a precaution.)
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Congratulations to DART, MSAI, Coordinated Robotics, UAS-DTU, and all the participating teams! Revolutionizing mass casualty triage w/ cutting-edge tech. Robotics & AI saving lives. #DARPATriageChallenge #Robotics #AI #EmergencyResponse Read results: https://t.co/Tt74LNXCt7
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The DARPA Lift Challenge is offering $6.5M in prizes to innovators across America who design drones that can carry payloads 4x their weight, unlocking new possibilities for military & civilian applications. Registration begins January 2026.
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🗣📢 Announcing the 2026 Young Faculty Award Research Announcement! This year, we’re soliciting revolutionary proposals across 24 topic areas. For full details, click the YFA 2026 Research Announcement button at https://t.co/r8UWX3g7kC. Executive Summaries due by Oct. 15.
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The latest episode of Voices from DARPA explores the DARPA AI Cyber Challenge. Hear from teams and organizers about how the competition results are poised to change the world. https://t.co/KxYti4gVNY
#AI #cyber #AIxCC
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With The DARPA Triage Challenge Event 2 (DTC) taking place later this month, new DTC program manager Dr. Jeremy Pamplin sat down to share insights on what makes this phase critical. https://t.co/PAaFrxbQNx
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Mapping Machine Learning to Physics aims to provide warfighters at the tactical edge “energy-aware” machine learning capability that balances performance with energy use. Seeking abstracts for ideas by Oct. 6.
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Two more DARPA alumni are training for space! Congratulations to former DARPA military fellows, Air Force Maj. Cameron Jones and Navy Lt. Cmdr. Erin Overcash, who are members of NASA's new astronaut candidate class🚀
LIVE: Meet our new class of astronaut candidates! Chosen from over 8,000 applicants, our 2025 candidates will go through nearly two years of training before they graduate as flight-eligible astronauts. Tune in for the reveal.
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Join us at the Next Generation Microelectronics Manufacturing (NGMM) Summit on October 27-28 in Austin, Texas, to see how this enduring ecosystem is taking shape. Learn more and register today: https://t.co/fTVQ8xYlkV
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Here's the list of companies selected for Stage A of QBI: https://t.co/r6okc05vGX
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Welcome to the Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. To learn more about the effort and companies involved, visit:
Google Quantum AI is proud to be part of the @DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative! This program will evaluate quantum computing approaches and help determine whether any can lead to a utility-scale, fault-tolerant computer by the year 2033. https://t.co/2GD8bTPat3
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Join us for the MASH Proposers Day on September 18 to learn how you can help pioneer breakthrough solutions that could transform combat casualty care. https://t.co/4z24Fw0kgU
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🚀DARPA’s BRIDGES program flipped the script on defense acquisition. Now #SpaceForce’s COMSO is taking the model forward. Learn how we’re shaping the future of space acquisition: https://t.co/mrlnUXUQnx
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The USX-1 Defiant has set sail, beginning her extended at-sea demonstration of endurance and reliability. The ship reached the Pacific Ocean early this morning. Follow Defiant throughout her demonstration at: https://t.co/NGVDF5qYv9
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The DARPA AI Cyber Challenge was designed to advance cybersecurity technology and ensure that technology is applied to secure the code we all rely on. All seven finalist teams have released their competition cyber reasoning systems open source. https://t.co/zqVZ1AnxLv
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As part of our Quantum Benchmarking Initiative (QBI), we’re establishing the Quantum Frontier Project with the State of New Mexico. This marks the third state to partner with us on QBI. Learn more here: https://t.co/YbpcmNCd7y
#quantumcomputing
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ICYMI: Don’t just ask an #LLM. Have it push useful info right when you need it. We’ve demo’d tools developed for our #KnowledgeManagement at Scale & Speed (KMASS) program that automatically capture & effectively disseminate workflow knowledge to users: https://t.co/TBZI6vja65
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We recently marked a historic milestone with the christening of the USX-1 Defiant in Everett, Washington. Stay tuned as we follow Defiant’s progress on the open water. https://t.co/Eiss6zNsLe
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