Research and Development

Research & Development tools help the Coast Guard’s operating forces save lives.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA1 Kurt Fredrickson)

The Coast Guard’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program enhances acquisition and mission execution by providing applied scientific research, development, testing, and evaluation of new technologies for the maritime environment. The RDT&E program pursues technologies that provide incremental improvements as well as those with the greatest potential to strategically transform the way the Coast Guard does business. At any given time, the Coast Guard's Research and Development Center is working on more than 80 projects that support the Coast Guard’s short, medium and long range requirements across all major missions. Learn more about capabilities>>

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Biometrics at Sea: Closing the Revolving Door

In early 2006, the Coast Guard embarked on an ambitious endeavor to curb illegal attempts to enter the U.S. through the Mona Pass using biometric equipment at sea to facilitate prosecutions. Read more>>

U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate People, Expertise & Assets Lend Support to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Response

The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program and its Research and Development Center (RDC) have been supporting the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response and cleanup, providing onsite guidance on the usage and effectiveness of oil spill cleanup technologies as well as serving as part of the review team screening and evaluating technology ideas. Read more>>

New Interagency Program Created to Review Vendor Response Solutions for Deepwater Horizon/BP

The U.S. Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate is supporting the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in a variety of ways.  The Acquisition Directorate’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) Program and its Research and Development Center (RDC) have been providing onsite support in the form of guidance on the usage and effectiveness of current oil spill response technologies as well as serving as part of the review team screening and evaluating potential response solutions from vendors. Read more>>

Research, Development, Test & Evaluation Program Helps the Coast Guard Make Acquisition Decisions

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Research, Development, Test and Evaluation Program helps the service make acquisition decisions by conducting pre-acquisition analysis and testing of potential mission solutions. Read more>>

Pentagon Channel: Use of Biometrics

Pentagon Channel reports on the Coast Guard's successful use of biometrics. Watch video>>

Coast Guard Research and Development Center Celebrates Move to New Facility at Historic Fort Trumbull

The Coast Guard’s Research and Development Center recently marked its move across the river to a brand new facility in New London, Conn., with a Ribbon-cutting Ceremony. Read more>>

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