Developing

On the Cover:
This year marks the bicentennial
celebration of a significant event
– the War of 1812 – in the Navy’s
commitment to preserving
the freedom of the seas, with
coverage of the celebration
and war continuing through
the year. This issue of Surface
Warfare examines the capabilities,
including DDG 1000, the surface
fleet is developing to preserve the
freedom of the seas, vital to our
nation’s territorial and economic
security. (U.S. Navy illustration)
On the Back:
The ONR-funded shipboard
autonomous firefighting robot
(SAFFiR) is a human-sized robot
that will be capable of finding and
suppressing shipboard fires and
working seamlessly with human
firefighters. In development at the
Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory
at Virginia Tech, SAFFiR is a key
component of the Innovative
Naval Prototype program Damage
Control Technologies for the 21st
Century. (Illustration courtesy of
Office of Naval Research)
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