As the U.S. Navy’s corporate laboratory, the purpose of the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C., is to be cognizant of – and have world-class expertise in – the very basic sciences that are fundamental to all the technologies that…
NPS Annual Workshop Goes Mostly Virtual, Seeks to Prepare Military for Future Conflicts
The Warfare Innovation Continuum (WIC) at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, conducts an annual workshop to better understand a major issue that will be the subject of study for the year to follow. In 2020, the school…
All five NATO RQ-4D Phoenix drones are on station at Sigonella, Sicily
NATO now has all five NATO RQ-4D Phoenix unmanned Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft at the Main Operating Base at Sigonella, Sicily. AGS is based on the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk wide-area surveillance drone and the MQ-4C Triton maritime surveillance platform….
Vaporizing Trash with a Compact Waste-to-Energy System that Runs at 10,000 Degrees C
Just like any city or town, Sailors on ships or Marines ashore generate trash. Getting rid of rubbish isn’t always as simple as filling the dumpster in the back of the building or rolling the bins down to the curb once…
Tanker loading crude damaged by floating mine in Yemen
A Maltese-flagged tanker has reportedly been damaged by a mine while taking on crude on October 3 outside the Yemeni port of Bir Ali. MV Syra reportedly suffered significant damage, resulting in a oil spill. The Iranian Press News Agency (IP)…
Auto-Carrying Ship Could Usher in Era of Sustainable Shipping
Could the solution for achieving truly sustainable shipping be blowing in the wind, literally? The Oceanbird, an automobile-carrying cargo ship, may soon be sailing to a port near you on a stiff breeze. Swedish shipping company Wallenius Marine leading a study…
This weekend, get a fleeting view of the Navy in Los Angeles
Even a pandemic doesn’t stop the Navy and Los Angeles from celebrating “Fleet Week.” So much is different now due to COVID, but, according to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, “Certain values never change … our commitment to serve the…
NATO Allies condemn assassination attempt on Russian opposition leader
The North Atlantic Council met Friday, Sept. 4 to address the assassination attempt on Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Last month, Navalny was hospitalized after getting sick during a Russian flight. He was later evacuated to Berlin, where experts said…
NATO’s Mine Countermeasures Group is on the move
Despite the COVID 19 pandemic, Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group Two (SNMCMG2) is on the move, participating in exercise Dynamic Move 20-2. Even though the exercise had fewer participants this year in order to reduce risk in the training rooms,…
Military Consumers React to Life During Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has cut back on time spent shopping for food and necessities, changing some military and dependent shopping habits and causing sales of some items — both essential and nonessential — to jump. Kristine Sturkie, a spokesperson for…
