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In January 2023, crews aboard an over-the-horizon boat from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco evaluate a proposed boat crew communications system supporting the Research and Development Center, Defense Innovation Unit and C5I Service Center Team, who won the Commander Joel Magnussen Innovation Award for Management.

May 18, 2023

Congratulations to the 2022 Captain Niels P. Thomsen Innovation Award Winners

Recipients pioneered solutions that improve Coast Guard operations and service readiness – just like the legendary Coast Guard innovator whose “chain stopper” dramatically improved the safety of buoy tending operations and for whom these awards are named.

Coast Guard Research and Development Center personnel test an unmanned maritime system near the Coast Guard Cutter Healy in the Arctic, July 29, 2017. The RDC tested the UMS and other unmanned systems that have the potential to be force multipliers for the Coast Guard, supplementing forces and providing increased maritime domain awareness in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Meredith Manning

Dec. 28, 2022

Coast Guard celebrates 50 years of research and development 

Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) plans open house, new book, commemorative coin.

Dec. 10, 2020

Game changer? Coast Guard tests unmanned surface vehicles

Self-driving boats might help with SAR, crowd control, smuggling and migrant interdiction

Nov. 17, 2020

Operation Innovation: Partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit

Loretta Haring, columnist — The Coast Guard (RDT&E) and Innovation Program is increasing the service’s access to innovative technologies through a partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).

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