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Warrant Technologies wins NSWC award
October 2, 2023 - Bloomington IN:  Bloomington-based Warrant Technologies has been awarded a $21 Million task order to provide product support and logistics expertise for US Navy Maritime Electronic Warfare by the Crane Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane Indiana.  The award was made via the Navy’s Seaport-NxG...

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Crane Regional Defense Group hosts new Commanders, Senator Mike Braun at first Annual Meeting
September 17, 2023 - WESTGATE@CRANE Technology Park, (Odon) Indiana — Crane Regional Defense Group (CRDG) hosted its first Annual Stakeholder Meeting at WestGate Academy Friday, Sept. 8. Programming included a Team Crane leadership panel, 2023 highlights and future plans for CRDG, and a keynote fireside chat with U.S. Senator Mike Braun. CRDG President Kent...

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Purdue establishes permanent presence next to NSWC Crane for future of national defense and semiconductors
September 5, 2023 - Attending the launch of Purdue@Crane: U.S. Rep. Jim Baird (IN-4); Angela Lewis, NSWC Crane technical director; Navy Capt. Rex Boonyobhas, NSWC Crane commander; Mung Chiang, Purdue University president; Karen Plaut, Purdue University executive vice president of research. (Purdue University/Garrett Poortinga, Green Hat Media) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –...

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WestGate among sites in state that could benefit from Innovation Development District
August 14, 2023 - ODON – Planning a shovel-ready project to attract economic development usually begins at the local level with government officials working together and then bringing in the state to market the site, but a new model that establishes a local/state partnership could change how some major projects are planned. The...

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CRDG features NSWC Special Warfare and Expeditionary Systems Department in third Connect to Mission event
August 10, 2023 - WESTGATE@CRANE Technology Park, (Odon) Indiana (Aug. 11, 2023) – The Crane Regional Defense Group (CRDG) hosted a Connect to Mission event August 1 at WestGate Academy. The session featured Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane), Crane Division’s Special Warfare & Expeditionary Systems Department. The half-day, collaborative forum brought together nearly 175...

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Indiana Tests if the Heartland Can Transform Into a Chip Hub
August 7, 2023 - Over the past 14 months, Indiana began converting 10,000 acres of corn and bean fields into an innovation park. State leaders met with the chief executives of semiconductor giants in South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. And they hosted top Biden administration officials to show off a $100 million expansion of chip research and...

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Col. Taylor takes command of Crane Army Ammunition Activity
July 26, 2023 - Southern Indiana Business Report CRANE – Col. Franyate D. Taylor became the 21st commander of Crane Army Ammunition Activity during a change command ceremony July 20. The ceremony took place at a Crane Army munitions receiving facility in the presence of family, friends and colleagues. Outgoing commander, Col. Santee Vasquez, symbolically relinquished...

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Summer program helps students develop skills for growing semiconductors industry
July 16, 2023 - Devin Singh always has been interested in chips. He’d worked on some personal projects in the past making emulators for consoles like Nintendo Game Boy and Game Boy Advance, and he was interested in the process of combining simple components into making a functional machine that could do “cool...

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APPLIED RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND CRANE REGIONAL DEFENSE GROUP HOST CONGRESSIONAL EVENTS IN U.S. CAPITAL
July 10, 2023 - Jul 10, 2023 Washington D.C. (July 10, 2023) – Applied Research Institute (ARI) and Crane Regional Defense Group (CRDG) hosted a series of events last month in Washington D.C in coordination with NSA Crane and defense industry leaders. The annual Team Crane Congressional Breakfast and Reception were held in our Nation’s capital...

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U.S. Semiconductor Building Boom Underway
July 9, 2023 - More than $300 billion worth of active semiconductor projects are in various stages of development, from early planning to under construction. July 5, 2023 Microcircuit with chip close up with neon lighting. Chip shortage | Getty Images/iStockphoto The U.S. semiconductor manufacturing building boom is on, fueled by a drive to boost onshore...

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