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Inside NSWC Carderock Division’s Disruptive Technologies Lab
March 8, 2016 — TheU.S. Navy faces innumerable obstacles every day as it carries out its mission.Scientists and... MORE

A concept sketch shows the original exoskeleton prototype, which was tested at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in fiscal year 2011. The sketch shows the first naval adaption of an externally powered exoskeleton with a commercially available motion-stabilizing arm attachment and how it could be used in a naval shipyard work setting. (U.S. Navy illustration by Michael White/Released)

USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) Completes Builder's Trials
March 7, 2016 — PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26) successfully completed Builder's Trials March 4... MORE

GULF OF MEXICO - The Navy's future amphibious transport dock, John P. Murtha (LPD 26) successfully completed Builder's Trials March 4. The principal mission of LPD 17 San Antonio class ships is to deploy combat and support elements of Marine Expeditionary Units and Brigades. With the capability of transporting and debarking air cushion or conventional landing craft and augmented by helicopters or MV-22 vertical take-off and landing aircraft, these ships support amphibious assault, special operations, and expeditionary warfare missions. (Photo courtesy of HII)

Navy successfully tests new SM-6 capability
March 3, 2016 — PACIFIC MISSILE RANGE FACILITY, Hawaii -- The Navy successfully conducted a demonstration of the surface-to-air STANDARD Missile-6 Block I (SM-6 Blk I) from USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53) off the Hawaiian coast Jan. 18... MORE

NSWC Crane Plays Essential Role in National Security
February 29, 2016 — CRANE, Ind. - The Department of Defense (DoD) relies on a large network of global suppliers for parts used in communication and weapon systems. In Fiscal Year 2014, the DoD managed more than 4.7 million parts at a cost of over $96 billion. All of these parts are at risk of being counterfeited, which can affect the integrity of systems, delay missions and endanger the lives of service members. Experts at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) help the nation avoid these dangers by developing and maintaining systems to detect and avoid counterfeit parts in the DoD’s supply chain... MORE

Carderock engineers help students soar with Seaplane Challenge
February 26, 2016 — Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division who created a STEM outreach program at... MORE

Navy aerospace engineer Eric Silberg watches as a student from Carderock Spring Elementary School in Bethesda, Md., prepares to test her glider during the Seaplane Challenge at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Md., Feb. 25. NSWCCD engineers mentored students at the school as they built their planes, and encouraged the students to approach challenges as engineers do. Since 2014, more than 300 students from Maryland and Virginia have participated in the program.(U.S. Navy photo by James Contreras/Released)

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