The High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program is a University of Alaska Fairbanks program which researches the ionosphere – the highest, ionized part of Earth's atmosphere. The most prominent ins
Aerial view of the HAARP site, looking towards Mount Sanford, Alaska
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HAARP Antenna Array Transmitter Buildings in 2016
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the mi
High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program
…the HAARP facility began in 1993. Initially HAARP was jointly funded by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). It was designed and built by BAE Advanced Technologies. Its original purpose was to analyze the ionosphere and investigate the potential for…
Headquarters in Ballston in Arlington County, Virginia, in 2022
DARPA's former headquarters in the Virginia Square neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The agency is currently located in a new building at 675 North Randolph St.
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Portrait of Charles M. Herzfeld, Director of Defense Research and Engineering