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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...
NUWC Division Newport hosts supervisors’ course for NAVSEA enterprise
Joe Michalak (from right), manager of the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Propel Leadership Development Program, presents John Mayer from Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast a completion certificate for the Propel Launch course on July 25, 2025. The five-day course focused on leadership, organizational culture and personal development was hosted by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, July 21-25, 2025.
Aug. 1, 2025 - Twenty-five supervisors from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) warfare centers and other commands participated in a five-day Propel Launch course that focused on leadership, organizational culture and personal development,...
NSWC Indian Head Division STEM Program Culminates in Summer Robotics Competition
A student with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) maneuvers their underwater remotely operated vehicle for his group’s scenario, July 18 at Naval Support Facility Indian Head. NETAP provides students an opportunity to engage in a hands-on internship allowing them to develop their engineering skills. Over the course of the program, students learned and improved upon their tooling, soldering and programming skills by building miniature unmanned underwater vehicles.
July 31, 2025 - INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Sixteen high school students with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division’s (NSWC IHD) Naval Energetics Technology Apprenticeship Program (NETAP) braved the summer heat during the program’s...
Five NUWC Division Newport employees receive 2024 NAVSEA Excellence Awards
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport team members from the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department Christopher Ekholm (from left), Matthew Cote and Shelley McInnis recently won the Excellence in Engineering Award in the 2024 Naval Sea Systems Command Excellence Awards program, as members on the Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer Development Team. A collaborative effort between Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and Division Newport, the team was honored for outstanding technical leadership, dedication to innovation, and demonstrated exceptional collaboration.
July 23, 2025 - Five Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport personnel recently were among the winners of the 2024 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Excellence Awards. Winners are selected based on their significant...
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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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