United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

Seal
Building

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

  1. ^ "USCG Research and Development Center". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Official website

41°19′00″N 72°03′49″W / 41.3167°N 72.0637°W / 41.3167; -72.0637

  • v
  • t
  • e
  • Category:United States Coast Guard
Leadership
OrganizationPersonnel and trainingUniforms and equipmentHistory and traditionsBattles and operations
  • v
  • t
  • e
Federal research and development agencies of the United States (list)
Independent
agencies
Agriculture
Commerce
Defense
Army
Marine Corps
Navy
Air Force
Space Force
Other
Education
Energy
Health and
Human Services
Homeland Security
Interior
Justice
Transportation
Treasury
Veterans Affairs
Executive Office
of the President
Legislative branch
Judicial branch
Authority control databases Edit this at Wikidata
International
  • VIAF
National
  • United States
  • Australia


Stub icon

This United States government–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e