The United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center (CG RDC) located in New London, Connecticut is the Coast Guard's center for operational analysis and mission execution solutions. The Research & Development Center is dedicated to maximizing its contribution by maintaining a balanced portfolio of projects that support the Coast Guard's short, medium, and long range requirements across all major missions.[1] It is the Coast Guard's sole facility performing research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) in support of the Coast Guard's major mission areas of; Environmental Protection, Maritime Law Enforcement, Protection of Life and Property at Sea and National Defense Preparedness.[2] The R& D Center's technology research includes: detection, interdiction and prosecution of drug smugglers; cleaning up oil spills; maritime navigation safety; alertness and performance of commercial and CG crews; eliminating invasive species for ship ballast water. It is located in the Fort Trumbull section of New London at 1 Chelsea St.
References
edit- ^ "USCG Research and Development Center". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
- ^ MacEsker, B.; Timpe, G. (1996-10-23). "An overview of the U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center's contributions to marine technology". OCEANS 96 MTS/IEEE Conference Proceedings. The Coastal Ocean - Prospects for the 21st Century. pp. 55–62. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.1996.566718. ISBN 0-7803-3519-8. S2CID 110321822.
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