WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11991) on the U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon on Nov. 30, 2023, by military ground forces specialist Andrew Feickert. Here are excerpts: * * * The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) What Is the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon? The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) (Figure 1), with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile   more

LAUREL, Maryland, Dec. 1 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2023: James Gosler, a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, was presented with the 2022 Eugene G. Fubini Award on Nov. 8 by the Honorable Heidi Shyu, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. This award was given by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in recognition of Gosler's significant contributions   more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Nov. 28, 2023: Admiral Richard Mies donated the $25,000 honorarium received with the Foster Medal to the Livermore Lab Foundation. Mies presented LLF Chair Dona Crawford with a check at the Oct. 18 luncheon. Bearing the likeness of John S. Foster Jr., the Foster Medal honors individuals who have displayed innovative and inspirational leadership in maintai  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Dec. 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: A powerful new Hydrogen Estimator for Logistical Planning (HELP) tool has been released that can estimate the potential to store pure and blended natural gas-hydrogen mixtures in a range of subsurface formations -- an important aid to help decarbonize the American economy and energy sector with clean hydrogen options. The tool is a product of the Subsurface Hydro  more