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Nearly undetectable from the ground, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are widely used by the military to scan terrain for possible threats and intelligence.

Shipbuilding affordability was once again the focus of ShipTech 2009, which was held on March 10-11 at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Ground-breaking research that led to the miniaturization of computer hard disc drives and world-wide usage of laptop computers recently earned an Office of Naval Research (ONR) sponsored scientist the prestigious Oliver E. Buckley prize.

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).

Thick-sectioned Alloy 625 plate was selected for the fabrication of several critical components on CVN 78.

The two week, invitation only, event will include a gathering of 16 of the top recognized experts in Pb-free electronics and mitigation best practices in a very concentrated effort to collectively integrate and document a set of known best practices.

Butt welding exterior ship panels together produces a weld protrusion that exceeds DDG1000 fairness requirements.

Perhaps most recognized for recovering the wreck of the RMS TITANIC, deep-sea explorer and underwater archaeologist Robert D. Ballard, Ph.D., returned to his roots at the Office of Naval Research (ONR), the Navy’s premier destination for the best and the brightest to perform cutting-edge research

Work done on a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project was recognized with a 2008 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award, which is given by the Department of Defense Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).

At the recent year-end Defense Manufacturing Conference, a Navy National Shipbuilding Research Program project titled: Naval Submarine & Carrier Propulsion Shipbuilding Research Program project titled: Naval Submarine & Carrier Propulsion Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award.