[Amerigomag]

A Compendium of DARPA Programs

I attended a defense related event this morning. Between scheduled events I mingled with the attendees.

A senior official for a major defense contractor made the following, off the cuff, statement to a small group around the lobby coffee pot:

"A few years ago we used to compete for contracts let by the DOD. Today we find out who's got the money and then submit our creative ideas to meet their rumored needs. Today DARPA has got the money."

[LarryLied]

Rumsfeld must be having the time of his life. Appears we are going through a revolution in warfare as important as the airplane and carriers. And it is not massive machines, it is power in the hands of individual troops. The downside is what the enemy will be forced to do to compete. No one can come close to this technology. My guess is they'll have to go to biowarfare if they want to fight.