Naval Sea Systems Command News

NAVSEA honors Senior Executive Service members

Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communication — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 17:32:00 GMT

NAVSEA honored recipients of the 2016 Presidential Rank Awards and the newest members of the Senior Executive Service (SES) cadre in a ceremony, June 12.

Future USS Manchester (LCS 14) Completes Acceptance Trials

PEO LCS Public Affairs — Fri, 22 Dec 2017 14:11:00 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. - The future USS Manchester (LCS 14) successfully completed acceptance trials Dec. 15 after a series of graded in-port and underway demonstrations for the Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey.

Collaboration encouraged during Navy-hosted industry event

By Nichole Susanka, NSWC PHD Public Affairs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:54:30 GMT

Nearly 200 industry representatives converged on the Ventura Beach Marriott Dec. 14 to learn more about conducting business with the Navy, specifically Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD).

Despite adversity, warfare center presses on in support of the fleet

By Nichole Susanka, NSWC PHD Public Affairs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 22:49:24 GMT

The men and women of Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)—the county’s largest employer—remain a critical force behind America’s military despite enduring more than a week of troubling winds and rampant wild fires.

Deep Reactive Ion Etcher now operational at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division

NSWC IHEODTD Public Affairs — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 15:18:00 GMT

A Plasma-Therm Deep Reactive Ion Etcher (DRIE) became fully functional Oct. 25, for the Systems Engineering Department Fuze and Initiation Branch, at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD).

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS City of Bismarck

Team Ships Public Affairs — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:08:00 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its ninth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS City of Bismarck (EPF 9), Dec 19.

NSWC Philadelphia's 3D virtual dry dock paves way for CVN-78 class carriers

Richard Tinney and Matt Leonard, NSWCPD Public Affairs — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:27:00 GMT

PHILADELPHIA - Engineers from the Advanced Data, Prototyping Technologies, and Virtual Environments (ADAPT.VE) Lab at Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently completed a project creating 3-Dimensional (3D) point cloud representations of Dry Dock 8 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).

Local STEM Volunteer takes Students to State FLL Competition

NSWC Crane Corporate Communications — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 13:48:00 GMT

Because of Troutman’s commitment – and the support of NSWC Crane and the Shoals school district – the FLL program at Shoals has become quite a success. Shoals earned three awards in this year’s FLL state championship at the University of Southern Indiana on Dec. 2. The RoboRox team received the Project Research Award, and the RoxStars team received both the Strategy & Innovation Award as well as the Robot Performance Award.

Sly Fox Mission 21

NSWC Dahlgren Corporate Communications Division — Wed, 13 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

DAHLGREN, Va. (Dec. 11, 2017) - Four members of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

NAVSEA Commonality Team's findings could save millions in fleet maintenance costs

Matt Leonard, NSWCPD Public Affairs — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 21:10:50 GMT

PHILADELPHIA -- The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Commonality Lead Support Activity (CLSA) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently completed a deep dive analysis on Electrical Composite Enclosures.

Surface Warfare Center Materials lab brings aboard new talent, engages high-velocity learning

J.W. Marcum, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 05:00:00 GMT

PORT HUENEME, Calif.—Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Office of Technology (OOT) has brought aboard Materials Engineer, Zachary Stephens to work alongside Materials Subject Matter Expert, Tim Tenopir at the Surface Warfare Combat Systems Materials Lab (SWCSML).

NSWC Dahlgren Hosts Winter Job Fair at the Fredericksburg Expo and Conference Center

NSWC Dahlgren Division Corporate Communications Division — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 20:48:00 GMT

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) hosted a job fair

Norfolk Naval Shipyard undocks USS La Jolla (SSN 701)

Pentagon News — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:53:00 GMT

NORFOLK, Va. -- Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) successfully undocked USS La Jolla (SSN 701) Nov.

Navy lays keel of USS Kansas City (LCS 22)

Pentagon News — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:48:00 GMT

MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS

Navy anticipates completion of East Coast mission module center

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 05:00:00 GMT

Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) employees stationed in Mayport, Fla., are eagerly awaiting completion of one of the Navy’s latest facilities—the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission Module Readiness Center (MMRC).

Local STEM Teams Advance to State Tournament in First Lego League Competition

NSWC Crane Corporate Communications — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 18:33:00 GMT

STEM students, parents and NSWC Crane volunteer coaches participated and volunteered at a FIRST Lego League (FLL) competition on Nov. 18 at the Lawrence County Boys and Girls Club as 130 students competed for a chance to move on to the State Tournament scheduled for Dec. 2 at the University of Southern Indiana

“We ain’t done yet,” NSWC PHD resounds founder’s call to support ship

J.W. Marcum — Wed, 22 Nov 2017 21:49:28 GMT

USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) called upon the services of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) for Combat Systems Assessment and Training (CSAT), Nov. 13, expecting nothing less than her namesake’s standard of engineering excellence, which she received.

Surface Warfare Experts Innovate for Future Fleet at New Navy I-Lab

NSWC Dahlgren Corporate Communications Division — Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:24:19 GMT

DAHLGREN, Va. – A new Innovation Lab is revolutionizing the Navy’s thinking and collaboration about

NSWC IHEODTD hosts Marine Corps Warfighting Lab Fellows

NSWC IHEODTD Public Affairs — Fri, 17 Nov 2017 19:11:00 GMT

Marines from the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) fellows program visited Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head EOD Technology Division (NSWC IHEODTD) in an effort to initiate a new partnership between IHEODTD and MCWL Oct. 25. The Marines visited the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation departments and were introduced to current operations. The fellows program incorporates a cadre of 20 Marines selected from different operational areas of expertise to complete a three to six month tour in the national capital region. Program selection and administration will be conducted by the MCWL Field Testing Branch (FTB) and will be integrated with the Naval Research and Engineering Enterprise (NRDE).

Navy integrates cybersecurity to distance support program

By Nichole Susanka, NSWC PHD Public Affairs — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:04:16 GMT

The threats of yesterday no longer remain valid in the technology-laden environment of today. Cyberattacks are prevalent and are one of the most serious and emerging threats facing the Navy. For this reason, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) subject matter experts are taking steps to protect the surface fleet’s combat and weapon systems from virtual attacks by adding a cyber incident response capability to its 24/7 Watch program.