Registration is now closed. If you have any questions, contact Darnell Marbury by email at t.d.marbury.ctr@us.navy.mil or by phone at 703-604-0387 The Joint Combat Assessment Team (JCAT) will host the 2022 Threat Weapons & Effects (TWE) Training at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, on 3-5 May 2022. This annual training event is a collaborative effort…
A pair of classified efforts in FY23 will aim to develop and push prototypes into rapid experimentation to fill a joint operational capability gap. These are part of the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s (USD [R&E’s]) Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve, or RADER, activity. It is designed to conduct a campaign…
DETROIT ARSENAL—Three inventors at the U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC) were awarded a U.S. patent for a gauge which allows for more consistent measurements when collecting data on military ground vehicle underbody blasts. Late last year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a patent (number 11,187,718) for an Underbody Blast Gauge…
CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) is collaborating on a Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) funded project with students from Indiana University (IU) and Oregon State University (OSU). “This program offers a great opportunity to recruit students and faculty to work on Crane projects and give insights on research we’re doing,” said…
The Materials in Extreme Dynamic Environments Collaborative Research Alliance, or MEDE CRA, culminated its 10-year program with a virtual capstone event, co-hosted by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory, and Johns Hopkins University. More than 180 people participated in the event, including principal investigators and students from consortium…
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, Portsmouth, Va. – Think of your favorite science fiction films – the main character pulling up entire holograms of schematics, and 3D interactive figures flickering to life. Details ready in the palm of their hand; technology flourishing in its futuristic setting. We might not be quite at that point at Norfolk Naval…
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The Marine Corps is on a mission: get lighter, more mobile, and more lethal. Marine Corps Systems Command (MCSC) plays a critical role in accomplishing this goal. The Command’s Program Manager for Ammunition has been in the process of researching the myriad ways to lighten the Warfighter’s load while…
A modern-day cell phone packs quite a wallop when it comes to computing technology and capability. But most cell phones barely come with a “quick start guide,” let alone an instruction manual that spells out how to use all the features. Cell phone companies have mastered the interface between humans and technology, making their use…
Autonomous systems are increasingly vital to augment and accelerate how real-world operations are conducted today, especially in challenging scenarios with time-sensitive objectives, degraded sensing and communication, and difficult environmental conditions and terrain. The DARPA OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program seeks to discover and demonstrate breakthrough technologies at the forefront of swarm capabilities, focusing on swarm-level…