NSWCPC strikes T2 gold mine

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - The LED Air Warning System (LAWS) team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City (NSWCPC) Fla., in collaboration with Florida State University-Panama City and an industry partner Interspiro AB, has been selected by the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC) to receive one of its highest honors – the 2019 Excellence in Technology Transfer (T2) Award. First Responder Public Safety Divers (PSD) often conduct dive missions in environments characterized by zero visibility. Poor visibility makes it almost impossible to read air pressure gauges, even with auxiliary illumination, resulting in divers being unable to effectively monitor their air supply. LAWS changed the game by providing a clear, visual display of a diver’s air pressure, even in zero visibility conditions, over the duration of a dive. Dennis Gallagher, LAWS project manager and research and technology applications T2 manager, said the LAWS project struck the T2 gold mine. The LAWS project directly supports NSWCPC’s vision of “Ensuring War-fighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace” as the technology applies to military diving, public safety, first responder, police, and firefighters – all groups operating in the littoral battlespace. (Source: NSWCPC 04/01/19)