Welcome to NAVSEA

NAVSEA maintains its commitment to the public and the fleet, continually translating warfighting requirements into combat capability to enable our nation and its partners to project presence in peace, power in war, and maritime access at all times. With the delivery of over 20 new ship classes of battle force ships over the past five decades, NAVSEA has been the powerful “Force Behind the Fleet.” 

NAVSEA Mission

We design, build, deliver, and maintain ships, submarines and systems reliably, on-time and on-cost for the United States Navy.

NAVSEA Vision    

Expand the Advantage

For as long as we’ve been a Nation, our Navy has played a key role in protecting the world’s maritime system. Today, traditional and non-traditional forces threaten our safety both at home and abroad. Our technical and tactical advantage over our adversaries is being challenged as technology advances at a rapid pace. Every campaign requires a clearly stated and shared objective and vision. The overarching objective and vision of the NAVSEA Campaign is to expand the U.S. Navy’s maritime advantage over our adversaries through our people, products, and services.

 

NEWS

Engineers launch unmanned vessels and new ideas at NSWCDD Workforce Development Innovation Challenge
DAHLGREN, Va. – Cyber Engineer Alex Brown of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Dam Neck Activity and NSWCDD engineer Roel Choi calibrate their team’s BlueBoat prior to launching. The two were participating alongside their team in a Workforce Development Innovation Challenge to develop a small, unmanned vessel with commercially available software and hardware to conduct autonomous intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions on the water. (Dave Ellis/NSWCDD Photo)
July 2, 2025 - The first team of scientists and engineers arrive at Upper Machodoc Creek on a still and steamy summer morning. They’ve brought with them a field-ready research station: a laptop computer, a controller, a base station and a...

NSWC Crane employee bolsters workforce development program by increasing graduates and cutting significant costs
MSDS Graduates from the 2024-2025 academic year.
July 2, 2025 - A Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employee increased workforce development opportunities while cutting significant costs. Bryce Bolton, the Academic Program Manager at NSWC Crane, increased access to...

Annapolis Family Team Returns and Makes Waves at International Submarine Races
From left: Elizabeth, Zane, and Quinn Barone return Javelin 2.0 to their pit area after a successful run during the 2025 International Submarine Races. The Annapolis-based family competed as the only independent team in this year’s race. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Kristin Behrle)
July 1, 2025 - BETHESDA, Md. – An Annapolis, Maryland-based family team, Impulse Submarines, made a splash at the 2025 International Submarine Races (ISR 18), held June 23-27 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division’s historic...

Racing with Purpose: From STEM to Service with Virginia Tech at ISR18
Virginia Tech pilot and hydrodynamics lead Maggie Campbell waves to spectators at the David Taylor Model Basin during the 18th International Submarine Races (ISR18), hosted at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division from June 23-27. Campbell is a SMART scholar slated to join Carderock’s Combatant Craft Division after graduation. Carderock, the Navy's ship design and innovation powerhouse, provides the technical foundation for the future fleet through world-class research, development, and testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Alisha Tyer)
July 1, 2025 - BETHESDA, Md. – Three Virginia Tech students are transforming hands-on experience into long-term opportunities through their participation in the 2025 International Submarine Races (ISR18). Hosted by Naval Surface Warfare...

A New Strategy for High-Performance Computing at Carderock 

When Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock’s engineers are modeling failure conditions, simulating acoustics or optimizing hydrodynamics, they need massive amounts of data to be processed and computing power to do it.  Fortunately, Carderock...


 


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