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u.S. ShIpbuILdINg “As Chair of the NSRP Executive Control Board, I have the privilege to 2020 yearbook lead and observe industry R&D collaboration among 11 of the most signif- icant shipyards in the US. The depth and breadth of collaborative R&D dialogue and projects within this forum, in support of Navy, Coast Guard, and commercial shipbuilding customers, does not occur anywhere else.”

Don Hamadyk, Director, Innovation & Engineering Solutions,

HII – Newport News Shipbuilding; Chair, NSRP Executive Control

Board, Chair, SNAME Ship Production Committee employed by NSRP member shipyards ACCOMPLISHMENTS RESEARCH to participate in a panel or to meet the NSRP members collaborate on re- NSRP typically conducts two research panel’s individual membership require- search and development for everything and development project solicitations an- ments. There is no membership fee for from design and digital shipbuilding, nually. The major Research Announce- participation in any NSRP function. to production processes like welding, ment or RA projects typically run for a

Panel meetings are the key entrance surface preparation and coating, and period of up to two years with an individ- points for organizations interested in the electrical and mission systems, to en- ual project’s total funding ranging from program. vironmental health and safety projects $1.0M-4.0M, jointly funded by the Navy

The collaboration doesn’t end when and workforce development projects. and industry cost share. Panel projects the project is complete: project leads de- Successfully-implemented technologies are typically up to one year in duration liver a fnal report and, for most projects, and processes over the last 20 plus years with a maximum program funding of

NSRP posts it to their web site, so it is include innovative technologies like la- $150K per project. Panel projects are available publicly across the shipbuilding ser welding and cutting, a common parts selected by the ECB, with Navy input, and repair industry. These reports expand catalog, a ship design tool suite used by from a pool of candidates proposed by the community of potential users. Indi- NSRP member (and many other) ship- each panel. Over the last 22 years, NSRP vidual NSRP member shipyards, other yards and design agents, laser scanning, project teams executed 365 projects, to- shipyards, or other industry stakeholders photogrammetry, and 3D modeling soft- taling almost $500M in combined gov- take the results of the individual NSRP ware with current augmented reality, ernment and industry funding.

projects and make their own business virtual reality, and artifcial intelligence case determinations on implementation, applications, computer-aided robotic CONCLUSION based on their unique circumstances. welding and additive manufacturing. NSRP brings competitors together to

Over 60 percent of recent projects have Both public and private sector custom- address common U. S. shipbuilding and been implemented in at least one NSRP ers beneft from these new technologies repair industry issues with innovative member shipyard, and half of these are through increased productivity and re- and collaborative research and technol- implemented in multiple yards. duced costs. ogy. For almost 50 years, NSRP mem-

RESEARCH ANNOUNCEMENT 21

The current Research Announce- its proposals for research, development cesses that reduce cost of design, ac- ment (RA 21) solicits summary pro- and implementation for the U.S. ship- quisition, testing or delivered ship op- posals that respond to priorities in the building and ship repair enterprise that erations and sustainment (maintenance/

Program’s multi-year Strategic Invest- will affect total ship ownership costs: repair/conversion) ment Plan, the annual Technology In- • Insertion of relevant technologies Ten-page summary proposals are due vestment Plan, and areas of particular that reduce cost of design, acquisition, by noon Eastern Time on July 7, 2020, interest identifed in the Research An- testing or delivered ship operations and using submission procedures detailed in nouncement. All three documents are sustainment (maintenance/repair/con- the Research Announcement and sup- publicly available on the program’s version) porting documents. Project selections website, www.nsrp.org. RA 21 solic- • Development of improved pro- are anticipated for September 2020.

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