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NSWCDD Engineers Expand to Impact Navy Vertical Launch System Capabilities
April 23, 2021 — Scientists and engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) are developing and delivering upgrades to the Navy’s Vertical Launch Systems (VLS), improving the fleet’s anti-air, ship self-defense, ballistic missile defense and land attack capabilities despite the COVID-19 pandemic.What’s more, NSWCDD hired new software and... MORE

NSWCDD Innovation Lab Empowers Innovators to Test Ideas, Solve Naval Warfare Challenges
April 21, 2021 — Dr. John ‘JT’ Rigsby and Tamara Stuart see the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Innovation Laboratory, or “iLab,” as a special place where innovators develop ideas in a creative atmosphere that accelerates problem-solving to meet challenges of all types.The disparate backgrounds of the iLab’s new leaders – Rigsby, a physicist... MORE

IMAGE: Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director John Fiore interacts with a concept captured in virtual reality that would enable the collection, curation, collaboration and conduction of Next Generation Combat Information Center (CIC) data and missions. Fiore engaged in the immersive experience made possible by the Next Generation CIC Tactical Advancements for the Next Generation Project developed by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab scientists and sponsored by the Missile Defense Agency to create engagement and awareness around CIC possibilities through speculative design, looking ahead to 20 years in the future.

NSWCDD and West Virginia University Partner on ‘Damaged States’ Tool to Transform Surface Warfare
April 19, 2021 — When surface warfare officers fire a missile to intercept a threat while defending their warship, what happens when the threat missile sustains specific types of damage at a specified range?The Navy is collaborating with West Virginia University professors and students who are using a wind tunnel to help crack an aerodynamic code necessary to... MORE

IMAGE: A test model of a damaged missile with a missing wing and tail fin is pictured at West Virginia University’s wind tunnel. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) threat engineers are performing analysis to predict the aerodynamics of damaged states systems to produce prototype research methods and simulations. Research conducted by West Virginia University in collaboration with NSWCDD aerospace and threat engineers – especially its wind tunnel testing – is playing a significant role in evaluating the munition effectiveness of nonlethal engagement scenarios in support of the NSWCDD Damaged State Modeling of a Post Intercept Threat Program.

NSWC Panama City hones maritime cyber hacking during virtual HACKtheMACHINE
April 14, 2021 — To deliver more lethal, better-connected fleet capabilities, the U.S. Navy keeps cybersecurity at the forefront of defense.A team from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) took part in the 2021 HACKtheMACHINE challenge March 23-26 to hone and sharpen their cyber skills to enable the Navy to defend the country against all... MORE

David Osafo, NSWC PCD engineer examines a virtual machine for possible vulnerabilities during the virtual 2021 HACKtheMACHINE challenge at Gulf Coast State College.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Selects Nine Contractors for Important Infrastructure Contracts
April 13, 2021 — At the beginning of February 2021, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) entered into a substantial contract award with nine contractors. The nine contractors are part of an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract, designed to help support NSWCDD’s infrastructure. An example of supporting our infrastructure is the... MORE

IMAGE: This conference room in Building 1490 underwent a facelift in 2020. Under Section 233 of the Federal National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2017, Naval Resource and Development (R&D) activities like Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division are able to take care of some internal facility needs.

Women Evolve Into Leadership Roles at NSWC Dahlgren Division
April 12, 2021 — Stephanie Hornbaker, Shellie Clift and Robin Lacy are reflective when they talk about the evolution of women in leadership roles at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).Women are leading in various capacities at Dahlgren, senior leadership positions include three of seven technical department heads, Chief Technology Officer... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Robin Lacy assumed duties as the Integrated Combat Systems Department head at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, March 2. The senior scientific technical manager assures the department is meeting the technological needs of the Fleet in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. “The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the ongoing commitment and innovation of our teams to meet current warfighter needs through continued product deliveries and ship installations,” she said. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Tests G/ATOR System Capabilities for U.S. Marine Corps
April 8, 2021 — Navy engineer Danny Mudd looked forward to the arrival of a new U.S. Marine Corps radar system after working on the program for years. When the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system – a mobile unit designed to be stationed anywhere while providing air surveillance and ground weapons locating capabilities – arrived at Naval... MORE

IMAGE:Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Principal Engineer Dr. Terry Foreman, G/ATOR Technical Program Manager Bill Shea and Radar Operations Lead Danny Mudd brief NSWCDD Technical Director John Fiore on the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system at the Potomac River Test Range. G/ATOR – a mobile unit designed to be stationed anywhere while providing air surveillance and ground weapons locating capabilities – completed five weeks of integrated test evaluations at NSWCDD in support of the U.S. Marine Corps.

NSWC Panama City hosts virtual Warfare Centers Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony
April 8, 2021 — Over seven decades ago, the world experienced one of the darkest periods in human history – confining individuals to concentration camps and terrorizing millions of families. To somberly commemorate these events, on behalf of Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) hosted the... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division hosted the 2021 virtual Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Centers Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony April 8.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Promotes Engaging Recruiting Practices During First NAVSEA Sponsored Virtual Career Fair
April 2, 2021 — Stepping into a crowded exhibit hall, exploring various booths and interacting one-on-one with an engaging recruiter seem like a distant memory. In a time when in-person recruitment fairs are simply not an option, organizations broaden their horizons to attract and engage the best and brightest in a strictly virtual event. Naval recruiters call... MORE

IMAGE: Serving as the Human Resources Division Recruitment Lead at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Lorna Tebrich plans and executes the organization’s recruitment schedule for university outreach, as well as identifies efficient strategies for journey level and full performance candidates. She participated in the Naval Sea Systems Command sponsored virtual career fair Feb. 25 as a moderator in the sciences and engineering-focused chatrooms on behalf of NSWCDD.

Veteran and Wounded Warrior Programs Thrive Virtually at NSWCDD Despite Pandemic
March 31, 2021 — Marietto Jeffries never imagined how crucial his idea to keep veterans connected, informed and engaged at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) would become during a pandemic.Jeffries founded the ‘Veterans Connected’ newsletter several years ago to provide consistent communication of relevant information to government employees... MORE

IMAGE: Marietto Jeffries is the NSWCDD Veterans Employment Special Emphasis Program Manager.