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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s NIKE Laser-Target Facility Helps to Advance Department of Defense Nuclear Mission
May 5, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target facility to align its world-class capabilities with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) nuclear strategic priorities... MORE

Members of the Laser Plasma Branch at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory join visitors from fellows defense research agencies for a group photo in the NIKE target area in Washington, D.C., Oct. 25, 2024. The visit featured a tour of the NIKE laser facility to promote potential collaborative experiments in reactive materials research. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL Showcases Novel Long-Lasting Insect Repellent Material
May 1, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) demonstrated a promising new insect repellent technology at National Museum of Health and Medicine during the Military Medical Innovation Family Event program April 26... MORE

Museum to Showcase Navy Military Medical Innovations
April 22, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) recently transferred a number of historical artifacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic to the National Museum of Health and Medicine and is scheduled to exhibit military medical innovations to the public, Apr. 26... MORE

Principal Investigator of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Navy Coronavirus Rapid Response Team (NCR2T) Team, Brett M. Huhman, Ph.D., P.E. from the Advanced Pulsed Systems Section and former NRL Engineering Technician Mike Jabari prepare a Xenon source for evaluation testing. Designed for whole-room disinfection, the team determined how effective the source would be from a light perspective, and Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division followed up with a site visit to perform biological efficacy testing in the Ultraviolet Characterization Lab at NRL-DC Headquarters, May 2020. (U.S. Navy photo)

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Showcases Innovations at Sea-Air-Space 2025
April 21, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) highlighted its latest advancements in defense technology at the Sea-Air-Space Conference and Exposition, held April 7-9, 2025, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center. As the premier maritime exposition in the United States, Sea-Air-Space provided an ideal platform for NRL to demonstrate its innovative contributions to national defense... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Heitman (center-right) and Lt. Sean Carpenter (center-left) from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Scientific Development Squadron One (VXS-1) discuss squadron capabilities at the 2025 Sea Air Space expo in National Harbor, Md. April 8, 2025. VXS-1 conducts airborne scientific experimentation and advanced technology development in worldwide operations supporting U.S. Navy and national science and technology priorities and war fighting goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Sarah Peterson)

NRL’s Narrow Field Imager Captures First Light
April 17, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Narrow Field Imager (NFI) captured its first light images on April 14, offering a preliminary glimpse of the Sun’s corona, as NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission opened two of its four instrument doors for the first time in space... MORE

Image taken by NRL's NFI Instrument, altered to show key areas in space.

NRL to Showcase Sea to Space Technologies at Sea-Air-Space 2025
April 3, 2025 — From airborne research to quantum navigation and space robotics, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will showcase emerging defense technologies at the Sea-Air-Space (SAS) Conference and Exposition in booth 347, held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., April 7-9... MORE

NRL's Narrow Field Imager Launches on NASA's PUNCH Mission
March 20, 2025 — The U.S. Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Narrow Field Imager (NFI) was launched into space aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as a part of NASA’s Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission on March 11 and deployed from Falcon 9 March 12... MORE

Understanding Gamma Rays in our Universe through StarBurst
March 13, 2025 — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in partnership with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC), has developed StarBurst, a small satellite (SmallSat) instrument for NASA's StarBurst Multimessenger Pioneer mission, which will detect the emission of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), a key electromagnetic (EM) signature that will contribute to the understanding of neutron star (NS) mergers... MORE

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