DARPA Technical Accomplishments. Volume 2. An Historical Review of Selected DARPA Projects

Abstract

This is the second of three volumes on the history of DARPA accomplishments and their implications. The first two volumes include histories of selected DARPA projects. The purpose of these histories is to record, for projects and programs having important outputs and for which adequate and appropriate data could be gathered, the chronological and technical histories in such a way that (a) the influence of the projects or programs on defense and civilian technology could be traced, and (b) implementation lessons could be extracted that would help DARPA manage future programs in such a way as to enhance their chances of success. This volume describes program histories of 21 DARPA projects. Each history describes the genesis of the project or program and the major participants and events in its lifetime. Each project review ends with observations about the project's success and the nature of its impact. Volume II, along with Volume I, comprises the source material for Volume III, which analyzes the projects in the broader context of DARPA's history and the influences of the external environment on the agency.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA241725

Entities

People

  • Richard H. Van Atta
  • Seymour J. Deitchman
  • Sidney G. Reed

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Science
  • Network Science
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design