DARPA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does DARPA mean? 

• DARPA (noun)
  The noun DARPA has 1 sense:

1. the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11

  Familiarity information: DARPA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DARPA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

DARPA; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Hypernyms ("DARPA" is a kind of...):

agency; authority; bureau; federal agency; government agency; office (an administrative unit of government)

Holonyms ("DARPA" is a part of...):

Defense; Defense Department; Department of Defense; DoD; United States Department of Defense (the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947)

 Context examples 

DARPA said the plane could then be reused “potentially within hours.”

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)

The next generation hypersonic space plane just took a big step toward reality as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced Boeing will complete advanced design work for the Experimental Spaceplane, XS-1.

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)

The XS-1 is still years away from reality, with DARPA saying testing the plane’s engines on the ground slated for 2019.

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)

The XS-1 could fly as fast as Mach 10, DARPA said.

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)

According to DARPA, the XS-1 will be about the size of a business jet and take off vertically, propelled not by external boosters but by “self contained cryogenic propellants.”

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)

The XS-1 would be neither a traditional airplane nor a conventional launch vehicle, but rather a combination of the two, with the goal of lowering launch costs by a factor of 10 and replacing today’s frustratingly long wait time with launch on demand, said Jess Sponable, DARPA program manager.

(Hypersonic Space Plane May Soon Be a Reality, VOA)