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Navy’s innovation hub preps three new ideas to attract, fund small innovators

Three new initiatives are coming in October to connect small innovators with Navy programs and test and fund the development of their technologies.

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Everybody talks about innovation, but it starts with the right people

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FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2018, file photo, U.S. Marines watch during the change of command ceremony at Task Force Southwest military field in Shorab military camp of Helmand province, Afghanistan. An accelerated U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, announced by Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, has rattled both allies and adversaries and raised fears of worsening violence and regional chaos, which some say could embolden the Islamic State affiliate in the country to try to regroup in a lawless Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini, File)

6 months in, Marines 5G base is working on autonomous vehicles and more

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Leaders at Navy’s innovation ‘super-connector’ give advice for getting in the door

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FILE - In this June 3, 2019 file photo, a pilot speaks to a crew member by an F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. The U.S. Navy is trying to put together a new coalition of nations to counter what it sees as a renewed maritime threat from Iran. Meanwhile, Iran finds itself backed into a corner and ready for a possible conflict. It stands poised on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019, to further break the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell, File)

Navy launches six more ‘tech bridges’ to connect local innovators with Defense funding

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Navy putting emphasis on faster, more productive SBIRs

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SANTA RITA, Guam (May 8, 2019) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Nathan Swartz, from Elmhurst, Ill., is lowered to a Mark VI patrol boat assigned to Coastal Riverine Squadron (CRS) 2, from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the

Navy picks 5 sites for ‘tech bridges’ to push fleet innovation

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HHS, Navy, seek to stay one step ahead of tech trends through agile acquisition

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