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Dahlgren Division innovation challenge anchors long-term investment in the Navy’s future workforce
KING GEORGE, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division launched the Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren five years ago to motivate youth in the local area and throughout the region to become the next generation of Navy scientists and engineers. Since then, the number of schools participating in IC@D nearly tripled. During IC@D, teams compete against one another to solve complex engineering challenges in what has become a flagship event for Dahlgren Division’s STEM outreach efforts. (Dave Ellis/NSWCDD Photo)
Feb. 11, 2026 - For more than a decade, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division has invested in regional schools through STEM events, robotics competitions and technology donations — recognizing that the next generation of scientists...
NSWCDD delivers next-generation MK 38 defense system
SOUTH CHINA SEA - Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) fires its MK 38 25 mm gun during a live-fire drill in 2015. The weapon has since been upgraded to MK 38 MOD 4, which employes a 30 mm gun and integrates with the Aegis Combat System. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Flewellyn/Released)
Feb. 6, 2026 - DAHLGREN, Va. – For decades, the MK 38 family – a key Navy shipboard weapon system – has delivered reliable close-in defense against small, fast, agile threats at sea. Since its commissioning in 1977 to protect warships...
From typhoons to tech leadership: Karen Wingeart’s journey to NSWC Dahlgren Division
DAHLGREN, Va. — Karen Wingeart, division head for the Maritime Warfare Control Systems Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, stands in a high bay facility used for combat systems testing. Wingeart leads efforts that support the development, integration and readiness of U.S. Navy warfighting capabilities.(Morgan Tabor/NSWCDD Photo)
Feb. 3, 2026 - In 2002, U.S. Navy Lt. Karen Wingeart noticed a disturbance in the Pacific Ocean develop into a tropical depression from her post as a Typhoon Warning Duty Officer at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii. Her job was...
Penn State robotics capstone project with NSWC Dahlgren Division explores safer, smarter ways to handle ordnance
ATLANTIC OCEAN – U.S. Navy Gunner’'s Mate Seaman Desmond Summers removes a Mark 45 5-inch round from an ammunition bin aboard the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) Feb. 26, 2014, in the Atlantic Ocean. Onboard today’s naval warships, some of the most critical weapons tasks still depend on human muscle. Automating projectile handling could make the task safer and more efficient. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Carlos M. Vazquez II/Released)
Jan. 21, 2026 - While modern naval warships field advanced weapons systems, many essential ordnance-handling tasks still depend on human muscle. Sailors manually move heavy projectiles and propellant charges through cramped, hot and...
The enduring power of Mark 160: Four decades of Navy combat advantage
DAHLGREN, Va. – The Mark 160 gun computer system is the fire control system for the Navy’s main gun weapon systems: the Mark 34 (5-inch), Mark 48 (57mm), and Mark 38 (30mm). (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD Illustration)
Jan. 8, 2026 - The Mark 160 gun computer system is built for quick adaptation and ongoing innovation. Owned and sustained by the government and built at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, it is a 40-year product line that...
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