14 November 2024 NRL Completes Development of Robotics Capable of Servicing Satellites, Enabling Resilience for the U.S. Space Infrastructure WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in...
05 November 2024 Gray Flag 2024 integrates joint, allied partner testing POINT MUGU, Calif. – U.S. and allied forces joined academic and industry partners Sept. 17-23 to conduct Gray Flag 2024, an annual test event hosted by Naval Test Wing Pacific and VX-9 at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California...
30 October 2024 NSWC PCD hosts NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Integration Experiment PANAMA CITY, Florida - An experiment to demonstrate the integration of unmanned systems in multiple domains, transmit real-time data and showcase the value of partnering with industry and other government organizations was conducted on the Florida Gulf Coast Test Ranges, Aug. 12 – 16...
21 October 2024 F-35B test jet begins sea trials with Japanese multi-functional destroyer in eastern Pacific Ocean PACIFIC OCEAN – A U.S. F-35 Lightning II aircraft landed aboard Japan’s Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) for the first time Oct. 20 off the southern coast of California to begin developmental test aboard the allies’ largest ship...
15 October 2024 Navy Demonstrates First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System USS Chosin (CG 65) demonstrated underway reloading the ship’s MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS)...
16 September 2024 VXS-1 Squadron Leads the Charge, Tracking Hurricane Francine in Real-Time Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 deployed observational buoys in front of Hurricane Francine to provide real-time updates for timely prediction and operational readiness...
13 September 2024 Inaugural NPS and Stanford Climate Security Fellows Answer the Nation’s Call The Naval Postgraduate School and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability joined forces through an Educational Partnership Agreement to understand and address the impacts of climate change...
28 August 2024 NRL LARADO Instrument to Detect Lethal Orbital Debris, Integrated on STP Satellite U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Lightsheet Anomaly Resolution and Debris Observation (LARADO) instrument was successfully integrated and tested on the Space Test Program Satellite 7 (STPSat-7) spacecraft at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center,...
12 August 2024 Navy Medicine’s Top Researcher Visits Southeast Asia; NAMRU INDO PACIFIC Shows Off SINGAPORE – Navy Medicine’s top researcher, Capt. Franca Jones, commander, Naval Medical Research Command (NMRC) visited Naval Medical Research Unit (NAMRU) INDO PACIFIC from July 15-26, traveling across Southeast Asia with command leadership...
09 August 2024 NRL, ONR-Global TechSolutions Provide Marines Littoral Operations Tactical Decision Aid at Modern Day Marine Expo WASHINGTON — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Office of Naval Research-Global (ONR-Global) TechSolutions showcased the NRL-developed LittoralLens imaging system during the Modern Day Marine Expo held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., May 1...