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

Navy honors NSWC Dahlgren Division engineer for High Power Microwave laboratory achievement
Dr. Andrew Fairbanks, lead engineer in the High Power Microwave Prototype Weapon Systems & Applications Branch of the Integrated Engagement Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division was honored with the 2026 Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year Award for Emergent Engineers for the establishment of the High Power Microwave Effects Laboratory at the division. (Jennifer Erickson/NSWCDD Photo)
July 21, 2026 - As threats evolve across the seas, the Navy needs to be confident in directed energy weapon systems deployed to the Fleet. It relies on Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), the Naval Sea Systems Command...

NSWCPD Helo Hangar Door Team Earns NAVSEA Readiness Generation Award
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Helo Hangar Door Team has been named a recipient of the NAVSEA Readiness Generation Award. (L-R) Mariah Schmelzle, Daniel Turek, James Case, Kenneth Poole, Salvatore DeSantis, Kristen Bradshaw, Patrick Violante, and Philip T. Greiner. Team members not present: Randall Kern, Allison Hice, and Tyler Sutton. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)
July 20, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division’s (NSWCPD) Helo Hangar Door Team recently earned the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Readiness Generation Award for rapidly developing and delivering an additive...

Capt. Nicholas Hoffman Relieves Retiring Commanding Officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division
Newly appointed Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Commanding Officer Capt. Nicholas Hoffman (left) shakes hands with departing Capt. Tony Holmes (right) at a change of command ceremony at NSWC PHD onboard Naval Base Ventura County on July 17, in California. Rear Adm. Peter Small, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) chief engineer and NAVSEA Warfare Centers commander, watches the exchange in the background. Hoffman relieved Holmes as commanding officer during a formal transfer of power filled with Navy tradition.
July 20, 2026 - Capt. Nicholas Hoffman took the helm as commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), relieving Capt. Anthony Holmes in a traditional Navy change of command ceremony July 17.Rear Adm...

Carderock Communications Earns Team and Individual Honors from NAVSEA and Navy Public Affairs
Members of Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division's Corporate Communications Division pose for a team photo in West Bethesda, Md., on May 18, 2026. 
Pictured front row, from left, are Corum Byers, Chalene Simmons, Brittny Odoms, Director of Corporate Communications Kelley Stirling, 
Deputy Director of Corporate Communications Ian McConnaughey, Alisha Tyer, and Kristin Behrle. Pictured back row, from left, are Aaron Thomas, Neubar Kamalian, 
Travis Troller, James Contreras, Kevin Sykes, and Devin Pisner. The team earned the Fiscal Year 2025 NAVSEA Excellence in Public Affairs Award 
for its communications campaign supporting the 18th International Submarine Races.
July 20, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Corporate Communications Division is celebrating a landmark series of team and individual victories, earning formal recognition from enterprise leadership for strategic...

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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