Naval Research Laboratory

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United States Navy organization military research institution research laboratory

The Naval Research Laboratory is the U.S. Navy’s corporate research laboratory, conducting advanced scientific and technological research to support naval and national defense capabilities.

Aliases (8)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Navy organization → military research institution → research laboratory →
abbreviation	NRL →
collaboratesWith	industry partners → other U.S. government laboratories → universities →
country	United States of America →
developed	GPS precursor technologies → Vanguard 1 satellite → early radar systems for the U.S. Navy → infrared sensing technologies → over-the-horizon radar systems → space-based surveillance instruments → synthetic aperture radar technologies →
employerOf	civilian scientists → engineers → military personnel →
established	1923 →
focusesOn	national security applications → naval warfare applications →
foundedBy	United States Navy →
founder	Thomas Edison →
fundedBy	United States Department of Defense → United States Navy →
hasSubdivision	NRL Acoustics Division → NRL Electronics Science and Technology Division → NRL Materials Science and Technology Division → NRL Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate → NRL Space Science Division →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
locatedIn	District of Columbia → United States → Washington, D.C. →
mission	conduct advanced scientific and technological research for naval and national defense →
motto	“The Corporate Laboratory of the Navy and Marine Corps” →
operatedBy	United States Navy →
parentOrganization	United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Navy →
researchField	acoustics → biotechnology → chemistry → electronics → information technology → materials science → nanotechnology → oceanography → optics → plasma physics → remote sensing → space science →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NRL Acoustics Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Electronics Science and Technology Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Key West detachment ("United States Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Materials Science and Technology Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Space Science Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") →	partOf
Vanguard 1 → Vanguard TV-4 → Vanguard program → Vanguard series ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") →	operator
NRL Electronics Science and Technology Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Monterey detachment ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Space Science Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") →	parentOrganization
1958 Beta 2 → Vanguard 1 →	manufacturer
NRL Key West detachment ("United States Naval Research Laboratory") → NRL Monterey detachment ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory") →	operatedBy
NRL ("United States Naval Research Laboratory") →	abbreviationFor
Vanguard TV-4 →	developedBy
Vanguard series →	developer
NRL ("United States Naval Research Laboratory") →	fullName
United States Navy shore establishment ("naval research laboratory") →	hasComponent
Office of Naval Research →	hasDivision
NRL Materials Science and Technology Division ("Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Component Technology Directorate") →	hasParentOrganization
Naval Research Laboratory ("NRL Ocean and Atmospheric Science and Technology Directorate") →	hasSubdivision
Vanguard TV-4 →	launchAgency
NRL Materials Science and Technology Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory campus") →	locatedIn
NRL Space Science Division ("U.S. Naval Research Laboratory main campus") →	locatedInFacility
NRL ("“The Corporate Laboratory of the Navy and Marine Corps”") →	motto
NRL Key West detachment ("United States Naval Research Laboratory") →	supportsOrganization