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A Vision Built on Collaboration

Our vision is to be the Navy's trusted partner for identifying and providing innovative, cost -effective technical solutions to the Warfighter. We will be responsive to the Navy Enterprises, the Joint Force and national requirements, while partnering with industry, other DoD laboratories, and academia.

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NSWC Carderock Team Advances Robotic and Autonomous Systems

Team members supporting robotic and autonomous systems development at Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division pose during a field event. Left to right: Daniel Hernandez (former team member), William Gottwald, Eric Lethin, Theo Winter, and Joshua Choe. Not pictured: Christopher Nunes and Zachery Birkbeck.

April 9, 2026 - A team of engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is advancing how the Navy develops and employs robotic and autonomous systems across the maritime domain.Led by William Gottwald, a mechanical engineer...

Mr. Peter Reddy named NAVSEA Warfare Centers Executive Director

Mr. Peter Reddy: Executive Director, NAVSEA Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers

April 8, 2026 - WASHINGTON – Mr. Peter Reddy has been appointed as the Executive Director of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers.Reddy most recently served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of...

Delia Chen, Carderock's Digital Adoption Lead - SharePoint and Power Platform

April 2, 2026 - Delia Chen, the Digital Adoption lead - SharePoint and Power Platform within the Enterprise Solutions Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, is settling into her role at the command, finding both...

NSWC Panama City Annual Awards recognizes business, technical excellence

FY25 NSWC PCD Annual Award for Outstanding Organizational Support: Deferred Resignation Program Execution Team -
Larissa Allen, Stefanie Barron, Cecilie Belleville, Kenyatta Bennett, Linda Bland, Victoria Bottorf, Kelly Boyce, Donn Brown, Byron Diltz, Stacy Faison, Whitney Gillman, Eric Kosmoski, Jenica Lolley, Sally Mellen, Theresa Mormile, Corey Patterson, Gretchen Rivera, Jerry Sanlor, Jr., Samantha Snellen, and Rachel Thompson (U.s> Navy photo by Eddie Green)

March 27, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s (NSWC PCD) continued commitment to strengthen the Navy team through technical competency and leadership development was on full display during the Navy lab’s Fiscal Year...

Enterprise Solutions at Scale: Why Carderock Honors Rear Adm. Grace Hopper

Grace Murray Hopper in her Washington, D.C. office, 1978. By this stage of her career, Hopper had become a leading advocate for standardized programming languages and interoperable systems across the Department of Defense. (Courtesy Photo)

March 26, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s ability to deliver advanced ships and maritime systems to the U.S. Navy depends not only on technical excellence, but on disciplined processes that make complex engineering...

Divisions’ Major Focus Areas

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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