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NRL Launched First Time-Based Navigation Satellite in 1967
May 31, 2023
Graphic of Timation 1 Satellite, 1967

Commander Aaron Roberts Takes Command of NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron
May 19, 2023
Capt. Gregory Petrovic (right), U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) commanding officer, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Cmdr. Jeffrey Webb (left), NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron (VXS) 1 outgoing commanding officer, during the VXS 1 change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Patuxent River, Maryland, May 18, 2023. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL’s LASCO Telescope Collecting New Data on Asteroids and Comets
April 25, 2023
LASCO observations of the asteroid Phaethon recorded in May 2022 showed clear signs of activity in the sodum-sensitive orange filter (left), but the object was entirely undetectable in LASCO’s dust-sensitive blue filter (right). (Credit: Q.Zhang/ESA/NASA)

NRL Recognized with FLC Innovation Award in Technology Transfer
March 31, 2023
NRL develops photonic component library

NRL Achieves 65-Year Milestone in Space Satellite Exploration
March 17, 2023
Vanguard Project

NRL to Launch First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment
March 14, 2023
Christopher Depuma, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory electronics engineer, conducts a functional test of the laser power beaming link on Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) at Washington, D.C. April 3, 2022. SWELL will launch aboard the DoD Space Test Program-H9 payload (STP-H9) to the International Space Station in January 2023, where it will then be powered on and operate for one to two years. SWELL will be the first on-orbit demonstrations of Laser Power Beaming. (U.S. Navy photo by Jonathan Sunderman)

COVID-19 Guidance
February 23, 2023

As Climate Shifts, U.S. Navy Focuses on Bolstering Arctic Ocean Operations
February 22, 2023
First in a two-part series on how the Navy and its partners are working to improve Arctic operations as the sea ice melts due to warming temperatures.

The Arctic is the next frontier for U.S. military operations, where the physical environment poses a major threat to achieving strategic dominance, managing assets and ensuring freedom of the seas.

The importance of the Arctic will only increase each year as the decline of the perennial sea ice continues and the ice edge shifts. It is imperative to strengthen the ability to operate there in order to gain a strategic advantage. Effective operations will hinge on reliable environmental intelligence in a region where conditions can be severe.

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