FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONTEREY, Calif. — May 2026— Husmann Technologies, LLC announced today its paper, “A review of the Naval Postgraduate Schools Defense Innovation Navigation Assistant (DINA) and its impact on the Navy’s Innovation Adoption Strategy” will be included in the NPS 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit, May 6-7, 2026, “Accelerating Warfighting Capabilities” proceedings.
“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 25-4 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 the Naval Postgraduate School
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, is the U.S. Navy’s premier technical graduate university, providing master’s and doctoral degrees in defense-focused fields for military officers (US & allied), DOW civilians, and defense partners, focusing on research, innovation, and solving complex national security problems. Established in 1909, NPS serves as a nexus for defense leadership, research, and technical education, fostering critical thinking and providing advanced tools for modern warfare.
About the NPS 23rd Annual Acquisition Research Symposium & Innovation Summit
The Research Symposium & Innovation Summit serves as a catalyst for meaningful progress and informed change in the field of defense acquisition. The event brings together academic researchers, acquisition professionals, and defense service leaders for two days of exploration, discovery, and dialogue intended to inform acquisition policy and modernization efforts.
In keeping with recent executive orders and DOW memoranda, the goal of this dual event is to explore and promote innovative ways to enhance readiness, deter adversaries, and increase warfighting capabilities by reviving our defense industrial base, reforming our acquisition process, and rapidly fielding emerging technologies.
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