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== The Cold War: 1976-1989 ==

With the arms race against the Soviet Union and the looming threat of nuclear warfare, DARPA undertook various tactical projects focusing primarily on building advanced weapons systems with which to threaten the Soviet Union. One such innovative technology was stealth ~~aircrafts~~. These ~~aircrafts~~ were invisible to radar and were, as the time, the most technologically advanced ~~aircrafts~~ in the world. The Unmanned ~~Aircraft~~ Vehicle (UAV), capable of flying for a week at 75,000 feet, was also developed during this period. In 1976 the first wireless transmission around the world was made using ARPA-NET, an event that marked the beginning of mobile technology. With U.S. technology growing ever more powerful and the Russian military finding it difficult to keep up due to financial lapses, Russia finally withdrew from the race.<ref name="link2">[http://www.darpa.mil/About/History/First_50_Years.aspx#Videos of 50 Years of DARPA Achievements]</ref>

With the arms race against the Soviet Union and the looming threat of nuclear warfare, DARPA undertook various tactical projects focusing primarily on building advanced weapons systems with which to threaten the Soviet Union. One such innovative technology was stealth aircraft. These aircraft were invisible to radar and were, as the time, the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), capable of flying for a week at 75,000 feet, was also developed during this period.

In 1976 the first wireless transmission around the world was made using ARPA-NET, an event that marked the beginning of mobile technology. With U.S. technology growing ever more powerful, and the Russian military finding it difficult to keep up due to financial lapses, Russia finally withdrew from the race.<ref name="link2">[http://www.darpa.mil/About/History/First_50_Years.aspx#Videos of 50 Years of DARPA Achievements]</ref>

== Post Cold War: 1989 – Present ==

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 == The Cold War: 1976-1989 ==
-With the arms race against the Soviet Union and the looming threat of nuclear warfare, DARPA undertook various tactical projects focusing primarily on building advanced weapons systems with which to threaten the Soviet Union. One such innovative technology was stealth aircrafts. These aircrafts were invisible to radar and were, as the time, the most technologically advanced aircrafts in the world. The Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle (UAV), capable of flying for a week at 75,000 feet, was also developed during this period. In 1976 the first wireless transmission around the world was made using ARPA-NET, an event that marked the beginning of mobile technology. With U.S. technology growing ever more powerful and the Russian military finding it difficult to keep up due to financial lapses, Russia finally withdrew from the race.<ref name="link2">[http://www.darpa.mil/About/History/First_50_Years.aspx#Videos of 50 Years of DARPA Achievements]</ref>
+With the arms race against the Soviet Union and the looming threat of nuclear warfare, DARPA undertook various tactical projects focusing primarily on building advanced weapons systems with which to threaten the Soviet Union. One such innovative technology was stealth aircraft. These aircraft were invisible to radar and were, as the time, the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world. The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), capable of flying for a week at 75,000 feet, was also developed during this period.
+In 1976 the first wireless transmission around the world was made using ARPA-NET, an event that marked the beginning of mobile technology. With U.S. technology growing ever more powerful, and the Russian military finding it difficult to keep up due to financial lapses, Russia finally withdrew from the race.<ref name="link2">[http://www.darpa.mil/About/History/First_50_Years.aspx#Videos of 50 Years of DARPA Achievements]</ref>
 == Post Cold War: 1989 – Present ==