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The laboratory’s National Security Programs serves as a gateway for government sponsors and contractors to link into tailored, diverse teams of elite researchers to solve R&D challenges in national security.
Game-changing scientific discovery drives the technological advancements that protect and defend our nation. Argonne National Laboratory’s combination of scientific and engineering expertise, along with some of the world’s best research and development (R&D) facilities is making unique contributions to defending the United States against current and future security threats.Data to DecisionEnergy for ManeuverPreventing WeaponizationPREVIOUS






Going with the hypersonic flow
The United States’ hypersonics program recently was reinvigorated, by both the threat of being surpassed by rival nations and increased investment by the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate new innovations, including hypersonic technology.FEATURE STORY
Argonne engineers streamline jet engine design
Research that’s fueled to take offComputational Science, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Modeling And SimulationFEATURE STORY
New Argonne computational model to accelerate engine development for next-generation hypersonic flight
Argonne’s new numerical modeling tool helps researchers better understand a powerful engine that could one day propel the next generation of airplanes and rockets.Computational Science, Modeling And Simulation, Energy SystemsPRESS RELEASE
Argonne welcomes DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security
Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), visited DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory on August 30. Nuclear Reactors, National Security, Nuclear EnergyFEATURE STORY
Going with the hypersonic flow
The United States’ hypersonics program recently was reinvigorated, by both the threat of being surpassed by rival nations and increased investment by the U.S. Department of Defense to accelerate new innovations, including hypersonic technology.FEATURE STORY
Argonne engineers streamline jet engine design
Research that’s fueled to take offComputational Science, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Modeling And SimulationNEXT
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Harnessing hypersonic propulsion—flight five times the speed of sound or faster
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With an unwavering focus on our mission, our researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to research, advancing their fields of study and generating new knowledge for the benefit of future generations.PREVIOUS






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