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Virginia Tech students develop communication system for NSWCDD with potential to save time and money
Virginia Tech College of Engineering students highlight their project at the college's Department of Engineering Education Interdisciplinary Expo April 29. (Photo courtesy of Robin Ott, Virginia Tech)
June 12, 2026 - Naval vessels use radio frequency (RF) signals to maintain communication with allies stationed on shore. However, this link can be frequently disrupted by environmental challenges, including signal reflections off the water’s...
NSWCPD Engineers Use Additive Manufacturing to Modernize Boiler Monitoring System
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) Steam Systems In-Service Engineering Agent and Alteration Installation Team manager Ramazan Meta is helping lead a project to redesign an obsolete Boiler Combustion Monitoring System wallbox using additive manufacturing to improve reliability aboard Navy steam-powered ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Jay Butterbaugh, CTR)
June 11, 2026 - Engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) are utilizing additive manufacturing to redesign and produce an upgraded component for the Boiler Combustion Monitoring System (BCMS) used on Navy...
Virginia Tech students develop communication system for NSWCDD with potential to save time and money
Virginia Tech College of Engineering students highlight their project at the college's Department of Engineering Education Interdisciplinary Expo April 29. (Photo courtesy of Robin Ott, Virginia Tech)
June 11, 2026 - With the warfighter in mind, Virginia Tech seniors spent two semesters designing and building a communication system and testing environmental variables, potentially saving Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division...
USS Colorado returns to Fleet from maintenance ahead of schedule, accelerating Pacific readiness
Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) returns from sea trials during a maintenance period at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, June 6, 2026. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) and Colorado’s crew completed the scheduled maintenance period on June 10, 2026, 29 days ahead of schedule, returning to the fleet lethal and ready to defend the nation. Commissioned March 17, 2018, at Naval Submarine Base New London, Colorado is the 15th Virginia-class fast-attack submarine and fifth Block III submarine of the class. Colorado is assigned to Submarine Squadron 7 and is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare; anti-surface ship warfare; strike warfare; special operations forces support; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. PHNSY & IMF's mission is to keep the Navy's fleet
June 11, 2026 - Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Colorado (SSN 788) completed a scheduled maintenance period at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY & IMF) 29 days ahead of schedule June 10, 2026...
Carderock Supports Marine Corps New Mobile Manufacturing Capability for Forward-Deployed Marines
(CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.) – Marines assigned to 1st Maintenance Battalion review the results of a plasma table cutting operation with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineer Brennen Cheung and Field Service Representative Justin Horn during Advanced Integrated Mobile Machine Shop (AIMMS) New Equipment Training (NET) at Camp Pendleton, California. The plasma cutting system supports expeditionary maintenance and repair operations by enabling Marines to rapidly fabricate metal components in the field.
June 8, 2026 - In environments where distance can delay routine repairs, Marines traditionally rely on supply chains to deliver the parts needed to keep equipment operational. Now, a new capability is changing that dynamic. The Advanced...
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Dahlgren, VA 22448-5130

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