Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
Established in October 2002, Naval Special Warfare Group-4 (NSWG-4) is tasked to organize, equip, and train Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen …
Programs & Technology
TechWatch: Robonaut and the “Soldierbots” of the Future
The last flight of the space shuttle Discovery to the International Space Station in February 2011 marked the dawn of …
DFIRS Makes a 4,000 Mile Journey to Recovery
At approximately 1830 hours on the evening of Jan. 29, 2005, Lt. (j.g.) Jon Vanbragt and Lt. Cmdr. Markus Gudmundsson …
Nanotech-Biotech-Infotech-Cognitive
Until the 1990s, most science and technology disciplines were fairly distinct, with only occasional overlap or multi-disciplinary projects. That separation …
Riverine Well Deck Certification
Add another arrow in the naval expeditionary quiver. The Navy’s Riverine Command Boat (RCB) and Riverine Patrol Boat (RPB) have …
U.S. Navy Submarine Rescue Diving and Recompression System (SRDRS) Mates With Russian Sub
NATO exercise Bold Monarch 2011 brought navies from around the world to improve interoperability between submarines and submarine rescue units. …
Sensors at Sea
Surely the most spectacular recent advance in naval sensing has been the rise of unmanned vehicles – air, surface, and …
USSOCOM Outlines Restart for Precision Sniper Rifle
Representatives from United States Special Operations Command used a recent “Industry Day” venue to outline the anticipated restart of the …
Resourcing the AirSea Battle Concept
China’s rapidly improving military capability and its increasingly aggressive effort to keep U.S. military forces out of striking range are …
Navy Awards Mobile Landing Platform Construction Contract
General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) has been awarded a $744,129,956 contract from the Navy for the detail …