190619-N-CY182-0515 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jun. 19, 2019)

190619-N-CY182-0515 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Jun. 19, 2019) Dr. Mark Belinksi, Naval Warfare Information Center (NIWC) Pacific, briefs the results of a demonstration aboard the USS Midway Museum of the Office of Naval Research Global (ONRG) TechSolutions Topside Drone, a corrosion/anomaly detection sensor payload and processing scheme outfitted to a commercial-off-the-shelf unmanned aerial vehicle. ONRG TechSolutions and NIWC Pacific developed the technology that will inspect and detect material defects, corrosion, warping and other conditions plaguing naval vessels. ONRG TechSolutions allows Sailors and Marines to submit technology requests directly to the development community for rapid response prototyping. (U.S. Navy photo by Bobby Cummings)