Defense Systems

Navy looks to add sensor/targeting array to Special Ops planes

The service wants a multifaceted electro-optical system for C-130J transport aircraft.

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Navy again tops patent power rankings

IEEE's latest list places the service first among government agencies around the world.

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Fab Lab can help Navy get creative with repairs at sea

The lab, being set up under a DARPA program, provides state-of-the-art training in fabrication technologies and could allow crews to collaborate and share ideas.

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3D model predicts injuries from hits on every class of Navy ship

The Office of Naval Research is developing HIT in order to improve the injuries and response times of critical emergencies aboard ships

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Navy seeking players to go up against its SIGINT team

The service is looking for specialized personnel to assist and train special operators in signals intelligence for a real-life training scenario.

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New anti-ship missile conducts precision strikes without GPS

The Navy's LRASM, developed with DARPA and the Air Force, also reduced reliance on traditional — and jammable — ISR platforms and networking links.

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Here’s What You’ll Find on the Fighter Jet of 2030

Military leaders reveal their hopes and fears for the 6th Generation fighter they will desperately need.

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Budget requests reveal military's R&D priorities

From cyber to lasers and dual manned/unmanned systems, the military services focus on the future.

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Navy’s S&T strategy: Lean on technology

The Navy sets forth its science and technology plans for the near- and long-term.

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Navy outlines plans for tech-centric weapons systems

At the Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo, ONR highlights its funded and unfunded New Starts for 2016.

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ONR makes a serious game of missile defense, electronic warfare

Strike Group Defender: The Missile Matrix gives sailors realistic lessons in how to respond to incoming threats.

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DOD leaders take their place in the Fed 100

FCW's annual list honoring people doing great things in public-sector IT includes 22 Defense Department honorees.

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The Navy's (autonomous) fish called WANDA

NRL is developing an underwater drone with pectoral fins that let it operates in crowded, near-shore environments.

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Lockheed delivers first of Navy's automated aircraft test systems

The enhanced eCASS will allow aircraft carriers to operate more like airports at sea.

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Simulations to help Marines think on their feet

ONR puts out a call for simulation systems that help teach decision-making at the squad level, an area that has been overlooked by researchers.

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Navy launches third satellite for global communications system

MUOS will eventually be a five-satellite constellation forming a smartphone-like network for secure, high-bandwidth communications.

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Navy looks to upgrade infrared imaging platform

In search of better ISR, the Navy wants to enhance imaging systems mounted on shore-based maritime vessels.

Science & Tech

Hagel Visits Navy’s Newest Warship That Will Carry the F-35

The USS America is steaming the California coast for sea trials. By Marcus Weisgerber

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The Technology That Just Found the Missing AirAsia Plane

This is how rescue crews found a missing plane on the ocean floor. By Patrick Tucker