FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONTEREY, Calif. — February 2026— Husmann Technologies, LLC announced today its participation in the Naval Postgraduate School’s (NPS) Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) 26-2, held 23-27 February 2026, where the company collaborated with government, academic, and industry partners to evaluate emerging technologies in operationally relevant conditions.
Hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School, JIFX 26-2 brought together more than 250 participants, including uniformed military officers, government stakeholders, technologists, students, and faculty, to explore and assess innovative capabilities across domains such as artificial intelligence, sensor fusion, autonomy, resilience, and human-machine integration
At JIFX 26-2, Husmann Technologies participated, presenting its experiment “DNT – Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities with Defense Innovation Navigation Assistant (DINA).” The experiment focused on evaluating how AI-enabled agents can assist decision-makers by synthesizing complex data, reducing cognitive burden, and supporting faster, more informed judgment in shaping the DON and DOW rapid acquisition and fielding of new technologies and capabilities.
Results of this effort will be included in the Husmann Technologies article at the Naval Postgraduate Schools 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit, Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities, held 6-7 May 2026 in Monterey, CA.
The JIFX environment enabled Husmann Technologies to engage directly with operators, students, faculty, and fellow technologists, allowing for rapid feedback, informal integration with complementary systems, and collaborative exploration of concepts of employment. These interactions are central to JIFX’s role as a living laboratory for advancing applied, defense-relevant research and experimentation.
JIFX 26.2 also highlighted the Naval Postgraduate School’s distinctive role as both an innovation hub and an educational institution. More than 90 NPS students and 25 faculty members actively participated as experimenters, evaluators, and observers, reinforcing the event’s mission to blend education with hands-on experimentation in support of Department of Defense force capability development
“Husmann Technologies values JIFX as a venue where ideas are tested against reality,” said Darrin Husmann, Founder of Husmann Technologies. “The opportunity to collaborate with operators, students, and fellow innovators in an open experimentation environment helps us refine our approach and better understand how AI-enabled decision support can be responsibly integrated into complex systems.”
Participation in JIFX 26-2 aligns with Husmann Technologies’ broader focus on developing advanced AI-enabled platforms that support operational awareness, decision support, and system-level insight across defense and industrial domains. Insights gained from the event will inform continued research, development, and future experimentation efforts.
About Husmann Technologies, LLC
Husmann Technologies is a defense-focused technology company developing AI-enabled platforms for decision support, predictive maintenance, and operational insight across complex industrial, maritime, and aerospace systems. The company specializes in multi-modal sensing, intelligent agents, and data fusion to reduce cognitive burden, improve readiness, and support informed decision-making in high-consequence environments.
About JIFX
Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) is hosted by the Naval Postgraduate School to provide a recurring venue for rapid experimentation and collaboration among government, industry, and academia. JIFX enables participants to evaluate emerging technologies in realistic conditions, fostering learning, integration, and innovation in support of Department of Defense and national security objectives. JIFX events are approved for public release, with distribution unlimited.
About DINA
Defense Innovation for the Navy Accelerator (DINA), an initiative run by the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and NavalX, designed to rapidly develop and test emerging technologies for the Navy, integrating student/faculty research with operational needs, often through programs like JIFX (Joint Interagency Field Experimentation) to bridge the gap between innovation and fleet readiness.
It aims to accelerate the adoption of new tech, especially in areas like AI, autonomous systems, and additive manufacturing, for defense applications.
DINA connects academic research, industry, and real-world operational challenges faced by Sailors and Marines.
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