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Sea RTR

DARPA has designed and built the very first robot warship and it represents breakthroughs in autonomous navigation and human-machine collaboration that could change the nature of U.S. maritime operations

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U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa load bags of concrete, that will be used by local and international health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units, into an MV-22B Osprey during Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/ SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

The Defense Department runs one of the planet’s most active biosurveillance programs in order to protect against infectious diseases and outbreaks.
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Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work is briefed on the function and capability of the National Ignition Facility as he tours the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, Calif., during a visit Aug. 5, 2015. Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz

At the Defense Department’s highest levels, the search is on for advanced technology.
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Cardozo Educational Campus student flying a simulator during demonstrations at FLEX-ACE LAB Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held at Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus, Washington, D.C. Sept. 20th, 2015. (Department of Defense Photo by Marvin Lynchard)

The DoD is making it possible for a local school here to turn an ordinary classroom into a novel learning environment that engages students in complex curriculum.
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Endeavour activity

DoD official: Space architecture faces increasing threats that the community must work to address.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

President Barack Obama announces additional steps that call for more information sharing, modernized law enforcement & updated security data breach reporting.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

Now that emerging infectious diseases are a part of the chemical & biological defense mission, the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is advancing its biosurveillance capabilities.
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(U.S. Defense Department graphic illustration by Jessica L. Tozer/Released)

The DoD is seeking technology and innovative ideas as part of its Long Range Research Development Plan within the Defense Innovation Initiative.
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