Advanced Modeling and Simulation and Analytical Techniques

• Predicting the damaging effects of UNDEX on surface ship and submarine systems, equipment and personnel
• Understanding weapons effects phenomenology and damage mechanisms in developing advanced vulnerability and recoverability modeling

Design Guidance for Damage Tolerant Structures and System Recoverability

• Hardening of hulls and equipment to UNDEX/AIREX threats
• Weapon’s loading and effectiveness assessments

RDT&E to reduce vulnerability and improving recoverability of surface ship, submarine, aircraft carrier, and Marine Corps vehicle protection

• Developing advanced protection concepts, technologies, and systems to improve the damage tolerance of naval platforms
• Analyzing and Assessing vulnerability and recoverability
• Developing Ship/Submarine protection concepts against dynamic loading

Shock Testing and Trails

• Shock trials, total ship survivability trials, surrogate ship tests, and full and scaled system/component tests
• Underwater and Air Explosion (UNDEX/AIREX) testing, trials and analysis
• Developing alternative testing methods and procedures to simulate underwater explosions 
• Retain critical and unique vulnerability and survivability facilities and provide access to test ranges and equipment.