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Ghost Fleet Overlord USV program begins phase two - News
October 02, 2019WASHINGTON. The U.S. Navy announced the start of the second phase of its Ghost Fleet Overlord program, which is focused on the development of Navy's unmanned surface vessel (USV) fleet. Naval Sea Systems Command officials announced that for Phase 2 of the program contractds were awarded to the two industry teams participating in the phase one.
Comms
AR technology to increase warfighter RF safety - News
August 22, 2019
WASHINGTON. A Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic team is developing and refining a hands-free system to protect U.S. military members from inadvertently revealing their location via radio frequency (RF) waves.
Radar/EW
8th Freedom-variant LCS commissioned for U.S. Navy - News
August 05, 2019
KEY WEST, Fla. The U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Billings (LCS 15), its eighth Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), during a ceremony in Key West, Florida on August 3, 2019. The commissioning places the ship, built by a team led by Lockheed Martin, into active service.
Unmanned
Surface-to-surface missile tested by Navy from littoral combat ship - News
July 29, 2019
POINT MUGU SEA RANGE, Calif. According to the Naval Sea Systems Command, a test-firing of a Longbow Hellfire surface-to-surface missile (SSM) module by an unnamed Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Modules program prompts further development tests.
Unmanned
Unmanned maritime systems research gets $19.4 million boost from U.S. Office of Naval Research - News
July 29, 2019
GROTON, Conn. Autonomous-systems company ThayerMahan has won a four-year, $19.4 million contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) as part of ONR's continuing effort to promote the development and deployment of unmanned maritime systems in support of U.S. Navy missions.
Comms
Augmented reality training ready for Sailors and Marines - News
July 25, 2019
ARLINGTON, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global TechSolutions program has teamed with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, and industry partners, Magic Leap Horizons and Haptech Inc., to develop an Augmented Reality (AR) training environment.
Comms
Astronauts may take information systems from seabed to space - News
July 24, 2019
KEY LARGO, Fla. Scientists, engineers, and key partners of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) are collaborating by testing and adapting an NSWC PCD technology -- originally designed for undersea diving -- for potential use during space exploration missions.
