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Marines Use Augmented Reality in Live-Fire Testing
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 1, 2015 — For the first time, U.S. Marine Corps officer candidates recently used augmented reality technology during live-fire training exercises. The Augmented Immersive Team Trainer (AITT) systems comprise a laptop, software, battery and helmet-mounted...
Laser Weapon in the Works for Ground Vehicles
ARLINGTON, Va., June 12, 2014 — The first laser weapons will soon be implemented on U.S. Navy ships. And now, the Marines plan to follow suit. The Office of Naval Research, in conjunction with researchers from the Naval Surface Warfare Center–Dahlgren Division, are working...
Northrop Grumman to Help Navy Mature Laser Weapon Systems
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., May 22, 2013 — Northrop Grumman Corp. has been selected by the US Navy for the initial phase of an R&D project that aims to mature solid-state laser weapon systems and components for ship defense.
Lasers Bring New Urgency to Electric Power Research
ARLINGTON, Va., April 26, 2013 — The upcoming deployment of a shipboard laser weapon has brought to the forefront the need for reliable, high-voltage power management systems for national security, officials said this week at the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored Electric...
Navy to Put Craft-Zapping Laser on a Ship in 2014
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md., April 9, 2013 — The Navy will deploy an onboard solid-state laser capable of shooting at swarming small boats or downing unmanned aircraft, officials announced Monday. The move marks the first time such a device has been installed on a Navy ship at sea.
Photonics Researchers Among Young Investigator Recipients
ARLINGTON, Va., April 4, 2013 — Five photonics researchers working in areas from nonlinear materials to undersea wireless optical communications to solar power are among the 16 recipients of Young Investigator awards, given by the Office of Naval Research and announced by the...
Navy Seeks Bids for Ship-Based Laser Weapons
ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 6, 2012 — The Navy wants to become the first of the armed forces to deploy cost-effective, high-energy laser weapons, and it’s seeking participation from the laser community. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is soliciting industry proposals to develop...
Navy Robocopters to Target Pirates
ARLINGTON, Va., April 9, 2012 — Navy unmanned aircraft will be able to distinguish small pirate boats in congested coastal waters when a US Office of Naval Research-funded sensor starts airborne tests this summer.
SiOnyx Wins $3M Contract
Jan 1, 2012 — SiOnyx Inc., maker of a patented material known as black silicon, will develop technologies for sensing laser light in targeting systems under a new $3 million multiphase contract with the US Department of Defense. Based in Beverly, Mass., SiOnyx...
SiOnyx Wins $3M Contract for Focal Plane Arrays
BEVERLY, Mass., Nov. 11, 2011 — SiOnyx Inc., maker of a patented material known as black silicon, will develop sensing technologies for detecting laser light in targeting systems under a new $3 million multiphase Department of Defense contract. The Harvard University spinout...
Supercharged FEL Blasts Through Steel
WASHINGTON, March 1, 2011 — The Navy's Free Electron Laser (FEL) has set a record for power generation, blasting through steel at a rate of 20 feet per second, Fox News reported. A test blast revealed that the FEL can shoot cruise missile from the sky in seconds with an...
Megawatt Laser Power at Sea
Nov 1, 2009 — A solitary US naval warship is at sea when a fleet of ships surrounds it armed with hypervelocity cruise missiles and electromagnetic rail guns. Although it may be outnumbered, the warship has something the other ships don’t – an ultraprecise,...
Lasers light a better way to build a sub
ARLINGTON, Va. – By using laser projection instead of paper and string, an estimated half a million dollars could be saved on every Virginia-class submarine hull built by the General Dynamics Electric Boat Div. in Quonset Point, R.I. That adds up to tens of millions...
kSaria Automates Fiber Cable Assembly
Feb 10, 2006 — LAWRENCE, Mass., Feb. 10, 2006 -- As part of a manufacturing technology program initiated by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to support the US Navy’s ongoing migration to fiber optic technology, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer has developed a...
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