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Dstl teams up with US Navy to develop space weather sensing suite

Air January 27, 2020

Dstl has teamed up with the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to develop a space weather sensing suite. Dstl has developed a miniature space weather sensing suite alongside the NRL to enhance measurement and modelling methods. The Coordinated Ionospheric Reconstruction Cubesat Experiment (CIRCE) comprises two 6U cube-satellites that will be launched ...

NASA collaborates with US Navy to produce images of the sun

Air December 12, 2019

NASA worked with the Naval Research laboratory (NRL) to produce detailed images of the sun with a solar probe. The NRL’s Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe (WISPR) took detailed images of the sun on NASA’s Parker Solar Probe mission. Images captured include the dust-free zone around the sun, magnetic flux ...

US DoD seeks alternatives to PFAS-containing firefighting foam

Land November 20, 2019

The US DoD is researching alternatives to firefighting foam containing PFAS after warnings from the environmental protection agency. Firefighting foam containing PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been restricted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as part of a lifetime drinking water health advisory. The US DoD is researching alternatives that ...

NAVSEA and NUWC division develop 3D printing for shipyards

Maritime May 21, 2019

Researcher groups from the US military are advancing 3D Printing for use in Naval shipyards in Keyport, Washington. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Tactical Innovation Implementation Lab (TIIL) is advancing and maturing additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) technology into the naval shipyards to support the fleet through Print ...