** Shares of cybersecurity service provider Narf Industries
Plc NARF.L up as much as 17% at 1.58p
** Co's unit Narf Industries LLC signs $6.3 mln Research &
Development contract with the U.S. government's Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nTUC1697XF
** CEO Steve Bassi says DARPA contract is co's largest
single R&D deal
** Stock set to post its biggest intraday gain in almost
three months
** Including session gains, stock has fallen ~6.45% YTD
(Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
((Hani.Kollathodi@thomsonreuters.com;))