01 July 2025 “Low-cost. Attritable. No Regrets.” At Combined Naval Event 2025, U.S. Navy Leaders Agree that Autonomous is the Future, in Partnership for Peace. Current conflicts across the globe prove that the way we engage in war is changing daily – and that winning requires scalable, attritable systems that can adapt to evolving mission landscapes in real-time...
25 June 2025 Navy Successfully Demonstrates Swarm Mission Planning Tech The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) successfully demonstrated innovative mission planning software for swarms and other configurations of unmanned air, surface, and underwater systems at its headquarters...
25 June 2025 Nanosatellite Mission Yields Key Insights for Warfighter Capabilities SAN DIEGO – A team of engineers at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific recently concluded a groundbreaking nanosatellite mission, the Laser Crosslink Experiment (LaCE), which has yielded valuable insights for future warfighter capabilities...
25 June 2025 NIWC Pacific Teams Enhance Joint Capabilities at Balikatan 2025 SAN DIEGO – The combined team played a pivotal role in supporting the Maritime Strike (MARSTK) and technology transition portions of BK-25, directly contributing to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command objectives. Partnering with Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and Naval Air Warfare...
20 May 2025 NRL Hosts Innovation Day for Industry WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted Innovation Day for Industry, May 7, at NRL-DC headquarters to inform industry and to assess interest in a focused set of six emerging technologies that are ready for collaboration with industry partners...
14 May 2025 Institute for Nanoscience Hosts Annual Proposal Planning Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Institute for Nanoscience at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) hosted its annual proposal planning meeting April 15, bringing together researchers from across the Lab to share ideas and build collaborations in support of future research initiatives...
08 May 2025 Like Cars, Rockets Evolve: Navy’s Ramjet Test Proves Game-Changing Potential POINT MUGU NAWC, Calif. — Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division successfully air-launched a Solid Fuel Integral Rocket Ramjet (SFIRR) from an unmanned vehicle for the first time, one step toward modernizing missile technology...
06 May 2025 U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities...
06 May 2025 Sullivan’s Island Plays Key Role in Navy’s ‘Southern Lightning’ Event NIWC Atlantic and NSWC Crane's "Southern Lightning," supported by Sullivan's Island (Mayor O'Neil), tested unmanned systems communications for a hybrid fleet. Part of Silent Swarm, it integrates manned/unmanned systems. Testing used vehicles supported by the USS Cole and SC...
24 April 2025 NIWC Atlantic Advances Navy’s Unmanned Mission With NSWC Crane, U.S. Fleet Forces NIWC Atlantic completed a week of testing on April 18, 2025, involving unmanned autonomous systems off the coast of Sullivan’s Island in partnership with Indiana-based Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and U.S. Fleet Forces Command...