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Workshop Focuses on Equipping Warfighter with Latest Technology

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Story Number: NNS090407-11
Release Date: 4/7/2009 5:31:00 PM

From Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Corporate Communications

CRANE, Ind. (NNS) -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted the Electro-Optic (EO) Technology "Road-Mapping" Workshop Feb. 9-13, to better enable rapid technology transition to the warfighter.

During the workshop themed, "Enabling Rapid EO Technology Transition for the Warfighter," NSWC Crane's Special Missions Center teamed with leading experts from private industry, government and educational institutions to develop "road maps" for infrared (IR) thermal imaging, EO imaging, active imaging, spectral imaging, advanced imaging, lasers, countermeasures, human systems integration, and key enabling technologies.

Representatives from other Navy Research Lab and Systems Command organizations attended including Naval Research Lab (NRL), Naval Surface Warfare Center, Naval Undersea Warfare Center and Naval Air Warfare Center activities. NSWC Crane co-chaired the event along with NRL, which provided a collaborative working group between government labs, academic researchers and industry developers.

Approximately 140 academia, industry, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security participants from 60 different organizations were present, including representatives from the Air Force and Army as well as eight different universities and technology institutions from across the country. Industry participants included numerous EO/IR component and system manufacturers and DoD support contractor partners.

Cynthia E. Gonsalves, acting director of the Office of Technology Transition for the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Advanced Systems and Concepts), spoke about technology transition and transfer. Other guest speakers included Dr. James Meng, Naval Sea Systems Command, and Dr. Ronald Driggers, superintendent of the NRL Optical Sciences Division, Dusty Wilson, division head of NSWC Crane, Electro-Optic Technology Division and Keith Lannan, NSWC Crane, Electro-Optic Technology Division chief technologist.

As the first of its kind, the workshop helped pave the way for better transition of EO, IR and laser technology for the Navy as well as for other defense, academic and industry organizations.

For more news from Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, visit www.navy.mil/local/crane/.