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Members of the Laser Plasma Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory join visitors from fellows defense research agencies for a group photo in the NIKE target area in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. The visit featured a tour of the NIKE laser facility to promote potential collaborative experiments in reactive materials research. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

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…

DAHLGREN, Va. — Engineer technician Philip Sisson adjusts a high-speed camera in preparation for an upcoming range test at the Potomac River Test Range. Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division deploy a range of high-speed cameras capable of capturing up to 75,000 frames per second to better understand and refine the lethality and effectiveness of the Navy’s munitions. (Dave Ellis/NSWCDD Photo)

Capturing the Unseen: The Role of High-Speed Cameras in Weapon Advancements

DAHLGREN, Va. – The spin rate and velocity of a projectile shot from a five-inch gun are so fast only…

drone with camera attached, in flight

Supporting Safer Skies: ANSI Unmanned Aircraft Systems Standardization Collaborative Releases May 2025 Gaps Progress Report

To facilitate the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into the national airspace system, the American National Standards Institute…

RAPID PROTOTYPING — An electrical engineer works on soldering for Core SkyFox. The project includes the use of commercial off-the-shelf parts and systems for rapid prototyping and testing of hypersonic flight testing. (Photo by Craig Fritz)

SkyFox: Revolutionizing Hypersonic Flight Testing

In the fast-paced world of hypersonic technology, high costs and infrequent launches have been major roadblocks to innovation and development….

The Tethered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Experimentation Payload System (TULEPS) is a new test asset that enables rapid testing of unmanned aviation payloads without requiring flight clearances providing extended operational time, secure data transmission, and adaptability for ship- and vehicle-based applications at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Chuck Regner)

New Unmanned Test System Accelerates UAS Development at NAWCAD

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, St. Inigoes, Md. — The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is boosting…

A Soldier holds Project Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing's (PNT's) Dismounted Assured PNT System Generation II, or "DAPS GEN II" as part of a product demo. DAPS GEN II enables dismounted Army forces to shoot, move and communicate in GPS-challenged environments.

U.S. Army Partnerships Bring Critical Assured PNT Capabilities to American Soldiers

As disrupting U.S. soldiers’ access to accurate and trusted positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information continues to proliferate globally, the…

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DoD Demonstrates Reusability of Hypersonic Test Vehicle

The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) conducted a second successful flight of a fully recoverable uncrewed hypersonic test vehicle in…

An atomic-scale close-up of the copper-lithium particle, one of many embedded in the microstructure of the nanocrystalline copper-tantalum-lithium alloy. The blue features represent the lithium atoms, the yellow features represent the tantalum atoms encasing the lithium atoms and the orange features represent the surrounding copper matrix. (Lehigh University)

Army Researchers, Academia Create Stronger, More Durable Copper That Could Advance Military Systems

ADELPHI, Md. – U.S. Army researchers, in collaboration with academic partners, invented a stronger copper that could help advance defense,…

MIT researchers developed a hopping robot that can leap over tall obstacles and jump across slanted or uneven surfaces, while using far less energy than an aerial robot. (Image credit: Melanie Gonick, MIT)

Hopping Gives This Tiny Robot a Leg Up

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can’t, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors…

A Northwestern University-led research team has developed the first two-dimensional (2D) mechanically interlocked material. With 100 trillion mechanical bonds per 1 square centimeter, the new material contains highest density of mechanical bonds ever achieved. Credit: Mark Seniw, Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine, Northwestern University

Chainmail-Like Polymer Could Be the Future of Body Armor

Researchers supported by grants and instrumentation provided by the U.S. National Science Foundation have created the first 2D polymer material…

five U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and one NASA experimental science payloads

U.S. Space Force Launches Six Experiments to International Space Station to Expand Scientific Knowledge in Support of Warfighters

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC), in partnership with the National…

A team from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division monitors data collected during an oxygen system contamination test to check for potential aircrew air impurities using the Navy’s new test rig called the Gaseous Injection Analyzer, or GaIA. The warfare center built the service’s singular test capability to verify modern oxygen systems effectively filter contaminants in compliance with today’s military standards in partnership with Johns Hopkins University. (U.S. Navy photo by Todd Frantom)

Aircrew Safety Improved With New Oxygen Purity Test at NAWCAD

NAVAL AIR WARFARE CENTER AIRCRAFT DIVISION, Patuxent River, Md. – For the first time, the Navy can precisely test how…