Charles Stark Draper Laboratory

Strategic systems: when the nation needs deterrence that works, it relies on Draper. We develop, test and deliver the world's most accurate and reliable guidance, navigation & control systems; radiation-hardened electronics; precision sensors and cyber resilience to drive mission success.

Commercial programs: for more than 80 years, Draper has delivered new capabilities to support u.s. national security. In often challenging environments, when lives are on the line, your technologies have to work. Many of the tools and capabilities delivered for our national security customers may be applied to solve challenges in the commercial sector.

National security & space: from pioneering precision guidance for munitions, designing autonomy architecture for unmanned undersea vehicles, advancing celestial navigation technology, developing algorithms for geospatial intelligence analysis, devising both hardware and software cyber security for embedded systems - and more, we collaborate with our customer to ensure they have the capabilities they need when they need them. In space, we continue to support humankind's desire to surpass the boundaries of our planet. Draper engineers solutions that enable space exploration.