News tagged with naval warships

New hull coatings for Navy ships cut fuel use, protect environment (w/Video)

New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans - namely barnacles - on ships' hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Lockheed Martin's multi-mission signal processor completes tracking test

The Lockheed Martin Aegis SPY-1 radar successfully identified, tracked and conducted simulated engagements against live aircraft  in a stressing electronic attack environment during a test of the Multi-Mission Signal ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Maritime laser demonstrator: Test moves Navy step closer to lasers for ship self-defense

Marking a milestone for the Navy, the Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (10) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

N. Korea jammed S. Korea GPS devices: report

North Korea used jamming equipment to block South Korean military communication devices last week, a report said Sunday, amid high tension over the joint drills between Seoul and Washington.

Technology / Other

created Mar 06, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Nations again try to bridge rich-poor climate gap

(AP) -- World governments begin another attempt Monday to overcome the disconnect between rich and poor nations on fighting global warming, with evidence mounting that the Earth's climate already is changing ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 6

US, Australia sign space surveillance deal

Australia and the United States on Monday signed an agreement to cooperate in surveillance of space, possibly expanding the reach of a US military network tracking satellites and space junk.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NOAA Locates U.S. Navy Ship Sunk in World War II Battle

(PhysOrg.com) -- A NOAA-led research mission has located and identified the final resting place of the YP-389, a U.S. Navy patrol boat sunk approximately 20 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras, NC, by a German ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?

A joint experiment by researchers at the University of Haifa and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. succeeded in solving the riddle: Could cannon balls from the early 19th century sink warships?

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Archaeologists Locate Confederate Cannons, Naval Yard

Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina and East Carolina University have located two large cannon from a sunken Confederate gunboat in the Pee Dee River and have identified where the Mars Bluff Naval Yard once ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

ONR demonstrates new counter-mine technology for ships

In a time of increasing irregular warfare threats, the Navy has devised and successfully demonstrated a revolutionary technology to help reduce the risk of naval mine strikes to U.S. Navy ships.

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Steps towards warship invisibility

Naval warships might look like all-powerful vessels but they are also highly vulnerable to being spotted by the enemy. That fear of being detected has led the military to develop new stealth technologies that allow ships ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 29, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (42) | comments 4


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