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Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Systems Engineering Department ElectroStatic Discharge (ESD) Tech Agent Team Lead Phillip Melton observes the transient arc of 300kV to the discharge point between the Helicopter-ESD (HESD) Marx and the INERT ordnance on the ground plane during Bare Ordnance HESD testing.

Chemical Biological Radiological Defense Division filter housing test stand

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Chemical Biological Radiological Defense Division engineer Richard Terwilliger prepares the filter housing test stand for testing.

NSWC IHD Research, Development Test & Evaluation

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Research, Development Test & Evaluation engineering technician Scott McClung prepares a research powder gun for terminal ballistics testing.

F-18 M61 20mm Gun System

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Systems Integration Department test engineer Joe D’Alessio checks the function of the last round and rounds limit switch on the F-18 M61 20mm gun system to ensure a successful test fire at the command’s Picatinny, New Jersey Detachment gun range.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Electronic Protection Systems Branch Electronics Engineer Sean Bednarek assembles a biconical antenna for a gain measurement in the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department’s Anechoic Chamber.

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division Energetics Manufacturing Department’s Explosives and Energetics Division operators screen energetic material at the 420 Gallon Mixer.

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NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized with NAVSEA Excellence Awards

May 8, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) employees shone during the FY24 NAVSEA Excellence Awards, April 30 at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. Nine command employees received awards, including...

NSWC Indian Head Division HITS Charles County Public School’s STEM Event

Josh Phillips, Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s public affairs officer, assists a student in securing a flight vest during the HITS Expo at Saint Charles High School in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Staff Sgt. Arthur Jones/released)

March 26, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division employees took time from their weekend plans to join the ninth annual History, Industry, Technology, and Science (HITS) Expo in Waldorf, Maryland, March 22. In doing so, they...

Warfare Center Collaboration leads to the Navy’s First At-sea Reloading of Vertical Launching System

The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) approaches the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) in preparation for an at-sea demonstration of the Transferrable Reload At-sea Method (TRAM) while underway in the Pacific Ocean Oct. 11, 2024. Sailors aboard Chosin used the hydraulically- powered TRAM device to load an empty missile canister into the ship’s MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) while off the coast of San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)

Dec. 13, 2024 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Systems Integration Department’s Naval Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHS&T) Division employees recently assisted in the Navy’s first successful...

NSWC Indian Head Division Co-Hosts EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit

NSWC IHD Commanding Officer, CAPT Steve Duba delivers opening remarks at the 2024 EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit.

Dec. 12, 2024 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Center (EODTECHCEN) co-hosted the first-ever EOD Technology and Bombing Prevention Summit at the National Harbor in Oxon...

Journey to Build 3D Printed Bombs is Personal for NSWC Indian Head Division Leader

Test arena immediately after detonation of the test article

Dec. 11, 2024 - More than a decade ago, a Navy explosives ordnance disposal (EOD) technician came under fire while on a mission to locate and destroy unexploded ordnance in an undisclosed village in Afghanistan. Air support arrived and...

Base Status

Base: Open

Gates and the Visitor Control Centers (VCCs): gates are open for double lane entry on normal schedule; VCCs open on normal schedule.

Naval Support Facility (NSF): Open

Test Range Noise Alerts

Strauss Avenue Thermal Treatment Point operations are scheduled for Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Noticeable impacts such as noise and smoke are expected to last for approximately 30 minutes to one hour.

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Naval Surface Warfare Center
Indian Head Division
3767 Strauss Avenue
Indian Head, MD 20640-5150