Reliability, maintainability, quality, supportability, and interoperability (RMQSI) is comprised of how well each weapons system is designed, manufactured, and maintained over time.

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Articles

Technologist Jamie Meza guides a torpedo anchor prototype as it is lifted over a test bed at the Drop Tower facility. The anchor is being tested for use with offshore wind turbines. (Photo by Craig Fritz)

The Big Drop

Beside a 50-foot-deep pool, a 300-foot metal tower rises into the air at Sandia New Mexico. Cables and a vertical guided trolley attached to the tower allow personnel to hoist objects to varying heights so…

After completing testing, the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload resides in the cryogenic thermal vacuum chamber at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s Naval Center for Space Technology in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8, 2024. Once on-orbit, the RSGS payload will inspect and service satellites in geosynchronous orbit. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

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…

Peter DeSalva (standing, left), an ONR subject matter expert and support contractor, and Dr. John Tucker (standing, right), a Naval Research Laboratory physicist, teach Marines about the Portable Fluid Analyzer Plus system during the Technology Operational Experimentation Exercise 2022 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jessica J. Mazzamuto)

Maintenance Alert: Portable Kit Analyzes Fluids to Gauge Health of Military Vehicles

ARLINGTON, Va.—Similar to how blood can be used to assess the overall health of a person, analyzing liquids such as hydraulic lubricants and fuel can ascertain the working condition of military equipment onboard ships, aircraft,…

Webinars

Global Navigation System microsatellite observatories hovering in space

Launch Site Selection Using Inland Commercial Spaceports for Constellation Deployment

As nontraditional, inland spaceports start to become operational, there is a need to understand the viability of deploying satellite constellations from these potential commercial offerings for launching. This work investigates how utilizing a small launch…

A U.S. Army AH-64D Apache helicopter

Adapted Risk Assessment for Safety Certification of AI-Enabled Mission Software Applications

As the safety functional authority for fielding materiel solutions, the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command’s Safety Office uses risk management to certify that materiel is safe when used as intended. While risk assessment processes…

Current State and Future Directions of Composites Additive Manufacturing (AM) for Limited Life Aircraft Structure

Continuous fiber composites printing offers an elegant means to generate complex shapes, reinforce parts by leveraging the inherent anisotropy of fiber deposition, and enable a manufacturing paradigm dominated by digital engineering and distributed production.  However,…

Events

One naval vessel and eleven aircraft traveling over a body of water.

2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference

Join NDIA and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science & Technology (POST) Conference. This event promises to deliver a platform for collaboration, innovation, and exploration of Department of Defense (DoD) opportunities…

Military First Responders holding a fire hose for fire control operations.

2025 National Fire Control Symposium

The National Fire Control Symposium (NFCS) is a tri-service supported event with technical program lead advisory rotating among the services. The U.S. Navy will provide lead technical advisorship for the March 2025 event in its…

Illustration of a missile in operation.

The 2025 NSMMS & CRASTE Symposium

The National Space & Missile Materials Symposium (NSMMS) and the Commercial and Government Responsive Access to Space Technology Exchange (CRASTE), two space focused conferences, will co-locate events for the 13th year. These co-located Symposia continue…