Defense Systems
Self-healing paint could save Navy billions
Polyfibroblast, developed by Johns Hopkins and ONR, lets vehicle surfaces heal the way skin does and prevents corrosion to the metal underneath.
Defense Systems
Marine Corps helicopters to get next-gen mission computer
Northrop Grumman’s open-architecture FlightPro will have advanced multi-core processors, graphics and video capabilities.
Defense Systems
Next generation of high-tech destroyers takes to the seas
The newly christened USS Zumwalt has a smaller crew, stealthy design, electric propulsion and an advanced electro-optical and infrared suite.
Defense Systems
Navy’s mine-hunting drone takes over search for Malaysian airliner
The Bluefin-21, a prototype in the Navy’s Knifefish mine-hunting program, will map the ocean floor in the search area.
Defense Systems
Navy awards $46M support contract for Naval Electronic Surveillance Systems
Serco will provide technical support at SSC Pacific’s Security Systems Branch.
Defense Systems
Navy building one system for all records, task management
The DON TRACKER will eliminate duplication for shore-based commands.
Defense Systems
The quest for a universal remote for unmanned systems
QinetiQ NA targets Navy demand for common control of unmanned air and sea systems.
Science & Tech
The Navy Just Turned Seawater Into Jet Fuel
Researchers announce a major breakthrough, but don’t go filling your F-18 with ocean water just yet. By Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems
Navy researchers turn seawater into fuel
The 'game changer' process to create liquid hydrocarbons from the sea powers a scale-model WWII plane in a test, and could soon be powering a lot more.
Defense Systems
Navy committed, but cautious, on Joint Information Environment
IT leaders are on board with the concept, but want to be sure about security, cost and standards.
Defense Systems
Navy gets set to test sea-borne electromagnetic railgun
Kinetic rounds fired by the open-architecture gun, developed under a joint Army/Navy project, can reach speeds above Mach 7.
Science & Tech
New Piloting System for Drone Cargo Helicopters Passes Test Flight
A new piloting program that can fly drone supply helicopters with an app just passed a key test flight. By Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems
Tablet-controlled unmanned copters deliver the goods for Marines
ONR’s AACUS program seeks to resupply troops in hazardous environments with robotic, autonomous helicopters.
Defense Systems
Navy’s new airborne command and control post arrives
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is a key to network-centric battle groups.
Defense Systems
Rob Carey leaving DOD after 31 years
Carey, DOD principal deputy CIO and a former Navy CIO, is headed to the private sector.
Defense Systems
Navy’s high-flying Triton drone completes initial flight tests
The unmanned aircraft will add over 2.7 million square miles of ISR coverage.
Defense Systems
Navy’s robot will interact with sailors, fight fires aboard ship
NRL and researchers from Virginia Tech and Penn recently demonstrated a humanoid robot, SAFFiR, that can work side-by-side with firefighters.
Defense Systems
Navy sending black-box locator to aid in search for MH 370
The Pacific Command is sending the highly sensitive Towed Pinger Locator 25 system to the Indian Ocean.
Ideas
Why Aircraft Carrier Workers Deserve a Better Plan from the Pentagon
Predictable and stable work is what the aircraft carrier industrial base needs. By Rick Giannini and Darrell Grow
Business