Welcome to the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) NSWC Corona Division website!

We invite you to explore our website to learn more about NSWC Corona and the valuable role it plays for the Navy, and for our Armed Forces.

This Who We Are segment is divided into the areas listed below. Please click on the links to visit the individual sections.

The Navy’s Independent Assessment Agent

NSWC Corona is the Navy's only independent analysis and assessment center, with more than 1,000 scientists, engineers, and support staff, and more than 800 contractors.

NSWC Corona’s Mission Statement

The mission of NSWC Corona is to "Serve warfighters and program managers as the Navy’s independent assessment agent throughout systems’ lifecycles by gauging the Navy’s warfighting capability of weapons and integrated combat systems, from unit to force level, through assessment of those systems’ performance, readiness, quality, supportability, and the adequacy of training." Click here to learn more.

Our Corporate Structure

NSWC Corona is one of ten Warfare Centers under the NAVSEA Command. As the Navy's only independent warfare analysis center, we are based in Corona, California, but have representatives around the globe. Click here to learn more.

NSWC Corona History

In the years immediately preceding World War II, a concerned Federal Government established the National Research Defense Committee to develop new and more-sophisticated weapons. This is the beginning of what now is known as NSWC Corona, the Navy’s only independent assessment agent. Click here to learn more.