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Racing the clock: NSWC Dahlgren Division hosts Australian team in humanitarian mission engineering hackathon
DAHLGREN, Va. – The International Mission Engineering Hackathon brought together selected defense and national security teams from Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division and Australian counterparts to initiate a joint humanitarian assistance disaster response mission for a crisis scenario. The team from NSWCDD, known as the Dahlgren Dingoes, won the challenge in 2025. (U.S. Navy Photo by Dorina Watermolen)
Dec. 3, 2025 - Far beneath the South Pacific, in one of the deepest oceanic trenches on Earth, a powerful earthquake has struck. On the nearby nation of Vanuatu, a string of some 80 islands stretching across 800 miles, a humanitarian crisis...
Like a high beam in the dark: The Mark 99 Fire Control System illuminates the way for naval defense
The Navy’s Aegis-equipped fleet must detect, track and eliminate threats with pinpoint precision. The Mark 99 Fire Control System is central to this capability, providing the last, vital link in the defensive chain. (U.S. Navy illustration by Dorina Watermolen)
Dec. 1, 2025 - In the complex world of modern naval warfare, those who can see and act the fastest often have the advantage. The Navy’s Aegis-equipped fleet must detect, track and eliminate threats with pinpoint precision. The Mark 99 Fire...
Split-second science: Dahlgren Division engineers capture first live data on projectile and shockwave interaction
DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division scientists and engineers used a M110 Howitzer modified with a 155 mm barrel to launch projectiles traveling nearly four times the speed of sound toward controlled blasts of 30 to 100 pounds of dynamite. The groundbreaking test was used to study how shockwaves affect high-speed rounds. (NSWCDD Photo)
Nov. 21, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division recently fired high-speed projectiles into timed explosions to study how shockwaves affect high-speed rounds in a groundbreaking test. Over two days, a team of scientists and...
From subs to the lab: Dan Hogan’s Navy service provides unique perspective at NSWC Dahlgren Division
DAHLGREN, Va. – Dan Hogan, a scientist at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, stands in front of the first, second and third stage motors of a submarine-launched ballistic missile. As a scientist at NSWCDD, he works on targeting and communications software for submarines, ensuring that these systems meet the needs of the Sailors who rely on them. (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD Photo)
Nov. 19, 2025 - For Dan Hogan, the journey from the silent, high-tech corridors of nuclear submarines to the labs of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division was anything but planned. He joined the Navy for practical reasons after...
Close-in Weapons Systems: The last line of defense
ATLANTIC OCEAN – A Phalanx Close-In Weapon System fires from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) during a gun exercise in the South Atlantic Ocean, May 18, 2024. James participated in a gun shoot with Brazilian navy frigates Independência (F 44), the União (F 45), and the U.S. Navy USS Porter (DDG 78) in support of Operation Southern Seas 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Kaczmarek)
Sept. 24, 2025 - When a threat is seconds from impact, the close-in weapon system provides Navy ships with a final line of protection. Created for automated responses that exceed human reaction times, CIWS is the ultimate safeguard in...
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6149 Welsh Rd., Suite 203
Dahlgren, VA 22448-5130

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