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NSWC Crane Highlights 10th Anniversary of Career Competency Development Program
NSWC Crane Highlights 10th Anniversary of Career Competency Development Program. Pictured left to right (Tiffany Fizer, Dr. Angela Lewis, JR Ross, Dr. Kyle Werner, and Lori Zipes)
Aug. 7, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of its Career Competency Development Program (CCDP). The program aims to ensure robust development of new employees,...
NSWC Crane employees welcome next generation to STEM during Bring a Child to Work Day
NSWC Crane employees welcome next generation to STEM during Bring a Child to Work Day
Aug. 5, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) employees welcomed more than 500 children to see first-hand various science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers at a Navy laboratory. NSWC Crane...
NSWC PCD enhances U.S. Navy autonomous solutions through real-time innovation
(left) Jonathan King, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division project and technical execution lead, and Dr. Denton Woods, NSWC PCD scientist, stand next to their latest development the Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Digital Twin Initiative, July 8. This initiative creates realistic, physics-based virtual sonar simulations that allow for critical data collection. These diverse datasets are crucial for validating autonomous systems, target recognition, and change detection technologies, and vital for transitioning advanced technologies into the fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)
Aug. 4, 2025 - To remain the strongest and most lethal force in the world, the U.S. Navy must maintain superiority in a complex and rapidly evolving world. One way this is accomplished is by incorporating subject matter experts in data...
Small groups, big ideas: Dahlgren teams tackle radar challenge with creativity and grit
DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Diltz (center), chief engineer in the High Power Microwave Weapon Systems Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, tests a low-budget coffee can radar produced by a group of early career scientists and engineers during a Workforce Development Innovation Challenge. (Tierney Kunstmann/NSWCDD Photo)
Aug. 1, 2025 - They came with their own backgrounds and areas of expertise: early-career scientists, software developers, mechanical engineers.Inside the Innovation Lab (iLab) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in a...
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NSWC Carderock
Ship Design and Engineering

NSWC Corona
Analytics and Data Driven Performance Assessments

NSWC Crane
Electromagnetic Warfare, Expeditionary Warfare Systems and Strategic Systems Components

NSWC Dahlgren
Surface Ship Weapons System Development and Integration

NSWC Indian Head
Energetics and EOD Technologies

NUWC Keyport
Sustaining Undersea Warfare Systems and Vehicles

NUWC Newport
Undersea, Subsea, and Seabed Warfare Weapons Systems Development and Integration

NSWC Panama City
Mine Warfare and Littoral Warfare Systems

NSWC Philadelphia
Surface and Undersea Machinery, Power, Controls, and Auxiliary Ship Systems

NSWC Port Hueneme
Integrated Logistics and Test and Evaluation for Surface Warfare Combat Systems

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