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DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008), case 15-F-1407, released via FOIA. This document, available online at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/15-F-1407DARPAFactFile-ACompendiumofPrograms2008.pdf, provides a broad reference on DARPA's research portfolio. The document was released by The Black Vault in [release date, not specified]. The canonical PDF is hosted on the same website. DARPA's mission is to prevent the technological surprise of the United States and to create technological surprise for our enemies. This document provides short abstracts of DARPA programs in FY 2008 and FY 2009. To better illustrate the goals of the programs, they have been grouped into the nine Strategic Thrusts that form DARPA's strategy as described in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Strategic Plan (February 2007). The nine Strategic Thrusts are: 1. Robust, Secure, Self-Forming Networks; 2. Detection, Precision ID, Tracking, and Destruction of Elusive Targets; 3. Urban Area Operations; 4. Advanced Manned and Unmanned Systems; 5. Detection, Characterization, and Assessment of Underground Structures; 6. Space; 7. Increasing the Tooth to Tail Ratio; 8. Bio-Revolution; and 9. Core Technologies. This document is designed to be used in conjunction with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Strategic Plan and the Descriptive Summaries in the FY 2009 Budget Estimates (February 2008). The Strategic Plan describes DARPA's current top-level strategy in broad terms, while the Descriptive Summaries provide more detail on DARPA's programs. The document is organized into the following sections: Robust, Secure, Self-Forming Networks; Detection, Precision ID, Tracking, and Destruction of Elusive Targets; Urban Area Operations; Advanced Manned and Unmanned Systems; Detection, Characterization, and Assessment of Underground Structures; Space; Increasing the Tooth to Tail Ratio; Bio-Revolution; and Core Technologies. The following is an excerpt from the document: "DARPA's Strategic Thrusts 1. Robust, Secure, Self-Forming Networks 2. Detection, Precision ID, Tracking, and Destruction of Elusive Targets 3. Urban Area Operations 4. Advanced Manned and Unmanned Systems 5. Detection, Characterization, and Assessment of Underground Structures 6. Space 7. Increasing the Tooth to Tail Ratio 8. Bio-Revolution 9. Core Technologies" This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. For more information, visit storyflo.com. The document's canonical URL is https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/15-F-1407DARPAFactFile-ACompendiumofPrograms2008.pdf.

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DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008) (case 15-F-1407)

JUL 5 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-darpa-fact-file-a-compendium-of-darpa-programs-2008-case-14 minLast updated July 5, 2026

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DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008), case 15-F-1407, released via FOIA. pdf, provides a broad reference on DARPA's research portfolio. The document was released by The Black Vault in [release date, not specified]. The canonical PDF is hosted on the same website.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008), case 15-F-1407, released via FOIA. This document, available online at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/dod/15-F-1407_DARPA_Fact_File-A_Compendium_of_Programs_2008.pdf, provides a broad reference on DARPA's research portfolio. The…

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What was DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008) (case 15-F-1407) about?: DARPA Fact File: A Compendium of DARPA Programs (2008), case 15-F-1407, released via FOIA. pdf, provides a broad reference on DARPA's research portfolio. The document was released by The Black Vault in [release date, not specified]. The canonical PDF is hosted on the same website.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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