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Small Businesses Strive to Catch Navy’s Eye With High-Tech Robotics, Sensors

Valerie Insinna

Monday, June 1st, 2015

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Small Businesses Strive to Catch Navy’s Eye With High-Tech Robotics, Sensors

A prototype railgun. Photo by Office of Naval Research.

Unmanned boats that can be air-dropped from a helicopter and a handheld system able to construct a virtual 3D model of vehicles damaged by roadside bombs were among the technologies showcased this morning at the Navy Opportunity Forum in Arlington, Va.Many of the small businesses attended the conference in search of new Navy customers or prime contractors to partner with for development and integration of their products. These companies are working on technologies unlike anything available on the market, executives…

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