A few days ago my mentor and I attended a tour of the Modal Range/Barracks area. And it was very interesting to say the least! The first thing we did during this fieldtrip was we went to a small conference room where multiple SPAWAR employees presented what they're working on. In that area the researchers worked mostly on antenna design so I got to see an antenna that would supposedly be immune to jamming by diverting the signal being transmitted to a funky looking antenna that had been in development for a few years. After we did that we went to another building in the area where they tested some kind of machine, most likely something antenna related, using a room filled with blue foam spikes. After that we headed over to a workshop where model bras ships are made. The reason these are made is to test antenna accuracy and potency. But how are these ships used you may ask. You see, the ships are replicated down to the very last detail every small structure on board is replicated and the ship is outfitted with working antennas. Then the ship is placed under a huge sort of dome like structure that sends out a signal. There had to be at least a hundred ships in the building we went to go see. They were all built at one forty eighth of the actual size but they were still unbelievably huge. Some where at least over ten feet long. This was only a small area within SPAWAR, it really makes you wonder just how many different thigs are going on here.
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