DARPA Pursues Security As Polar Ice Caps Melt Anticipating
increased shipping in Arctic seaways, agency looks for new
methods--such as underwater sensors--to make the harsh region
safe for human activities. Through the Assured Arctic Awareness
(AAA) program, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
(DARPA) is looking into environmentally-friendly ways to monitor
the Arctic region both above and below the ice without the need
for more expensive means of monitoring--such as aircraft,
satellites, or manned ships and submarines--of the largely
remote region, according to the agency. More Government Insights
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seen as negative due to its ecological and environmental
ramifications, it also will open up the Arctic region to more
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