{"id":211934,"date":"2025-03-09T08:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-09T18:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=211934"},"modified":"2025-03-09T08:11:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-09T18:11:53","slug":"uh-arl-waterborne-sensors-post-fx-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/03\/09\/uh-arl-waterborne-sensors-post-fx-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> innovation takes center stage at Marine Corps Base Hawai\u02bbi<\/span>"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Low-cost, maritime acoustic sensors that detect incoming aircraft were showcased by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s Applied Research Laboratory<\/a> (ARL<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr>) in front of an international audience at the 2025 Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference<\/a> Field Experimentation event (POST<\/abbr> FX<\/abbr>) on March 7.<\/p>\n

Nine sensors were deployed in waters off Marine Corps Base Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, and the information they collected was transmitted to a computer on shore. The sensors are intended to assist Pacific Rim allies and partners in strengthening coastal defense.<\/p>\n

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This was one of more than 20 cutting-edge tech demonstrations that were showcased at POST<\/abbr> FX<\/abbr>, which is an annual event designed to provide a stage for demonstrations of novel and emerging technologies that engage defense innovators from the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. allies and partners from around the Indo-Pacific region. It drew approximately 800 attendees from government, industry and academia spanning 10 countries. Along with participating, ARL<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr> also planned, organized and executed the event.<\/p>\n

“This is the fourth year that we’ve done this. Every year it gets bigger and it gets better,” ARL<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr> Director Margo Edwards said. “This year we have 22 technologies. All of them are actually active, so it’s not just a tabletop display. There\u2019s something that’s going on.”<\/p>\n

Defense, surveillance, providing aid<\/h2>\n

Demonstrations aligned with innovation priorities established by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, including defense against electronic attacks, improved awareness of land, sea, and air domains, and the provision of humanitarian aid in the wake of natural disasters.<\/p>\n

“It’s really critical that the Applied Research Laboratory continues to be a center of excellence for federating the research community around defense innovation,” said Joshua Baghdady, POST<\/abbr> FX<\/abbr> coordinator and ARL<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr> uncrewed systems communications engineer. “It’s good for Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and it’s good for the Pacific Rim as we maintain a free and open Indo-Pacific with our like-minded allies and partners.”<\/p>\n

The theme for the 2025 Pacific Operational Science and Technology Conference was “Together We Prevail.” The university’s participation emphasized its role in technology development and cooperation around the Pacific region.<\/p>\n

“It’s really cool that we’ve been able to participate in this event,” said Matthew Nakamura, a UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa PhD<\/abbr> candidate in mechanical engineering<\/a> and graduate research assistant at ARL<\/abbr> at UH<\/abbr>. “I’ve been here every year, and being able to interact with folks around the world is really good to showcase UH<\/abbr>\u2019s capabilities.”<\/p>\n

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Sensors in waters off Marine Corps Base Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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