Collaboration key for Navy MIW

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Mine Warfare (MIW) executives from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City - Dr. Peter Adair, Stephen Hunt and David Everhart - are working to establish a culture of collaboration within the Navy's Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) community to assist the country in maintaining maritime superiority over adversaries. Adair, a Panama City native who was recently appointed MIW director, says one objective is to coordinate and collaborate with all Naval Warfare Centers on fleet engagement, including mine counter-measures and mining. Everhart, the center’s Chief Technology Officer, says another objective is to lead change to enable more rapid identification of technologies, and innovative solutions to address gaps in the fleet’s MIW capability. (Source: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City 06/14/17)