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NRL Launched First Time-Based Navigation Satellite in 1967
May 31, 2023 — The launch of the TIMATION satellite on May 31, 1967 proved that a system using a passive ranging technique, combined with highly accurate atomic clocks, could provide the basis for a new and revolutionary navigation system, providing longitude, latitude, and altitude around the globe. Before the era of artificial satellites, the accuracy of... MORE

Commander Aaron Roberts Takes Command of NRL’s Scientific Development Squadron
May 19, 2023 — Commander Aaron Roberts relieved Commander Jeffrey Webb as commander of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Scientific Development Squadron (VXS-1), the Warlocks, May 18 during a change of command ceremony held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River.The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Commanding Officer Capt. Gregory Petrovic presented Webb with... MORE

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 — U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists continue to break ground using the Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) telescope. The telescope, which has been in operation for the past 27 years, is now collecting new information about the properties of asteroids and comets near the sun. LASCO is one of 15 instruments on the joint... MORE

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 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory was recognized with the Innovation in Technology Transfer Award at the 2023 Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) National Meeting March 29. NRL established a leading-edge program using trade secret law to protect and license government intellectual property, demonstrating the capacity for significant benefits,... MORE

NRL Achieves 65-Year Milestone in Space Satellite Exploration
March 17, 2023 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory conducted the first American satellite program, named Project Vanguard, between 1955 and 1959, becoming the prototype for much of what developed as the U.S. space program. On March 17, 1958, the Vanguard I satellite was launched into Earth orbit. Vanguard I was the first solar-powered satellite, enabling it to... MORE

NRL to Launch First In-Space Laser Power Beaming Experiment
March 14, 2023 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is set to launch the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of the scheduled U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) H9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) March 15. SWELL is one of several experiments that will launch aboard the SpaceX... MORE

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 — NRL Visitor COVID-19 Vaccination & Mask ProceduresOfficial Visitors are non-DOD individuals seeking access, one time or recurring, in association with performance of official DOD business (e.g., to attend a meeting) but do not have credentialed recurring access (CRA). Personnel who may need to access a building for any other purpose (e.g.,... MORE

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. The U.S. most recently updated its strategy for the Arctic region last October with a new 10-year scope that seeks a peaceful, stable, prosperous and cooperative Arctic at the same time acknowledging strategic competition with Russia and China. Ongoing efforts include investing in technology that detects and tracks potential threats and improves our own capabilities to maneuver in the region. This is not a simple task due to the dominant role that Russia has in the Arctic, as well as the growing concern for China’s desire to be an influential nation there... MORE

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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