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NSWC PCD accelerates Naval mine warfare capabilities with new Quickstrike Extended Range Program, working group
Sailors receive training on securing a wing kit on a Quickstrike Extended Range mine as part of Underwater Mine Personnel Qualification Standard Working Group held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, in the summer of 2025. Once deployed from the platform, the wings pop-out and provide significant extended range versus traditional air-drop mines upgrading its precision and efficacy. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
Dec. 8, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division spearheaded an effort to help the U.S. Navy develop the Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER) Program to counter the threat of stealthy submarines deploying advanced mines in...
“We are they”: From Sailor to Dahlgren Division specialist, a mission of service that continues
DAHLGREN, Va. – Rulx “Ro” Rosemond, a former U.S. Navy Aegis fire controlman and now a technical specialist and project lead for data links and sensors at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, continues his lifelong mission of service by shaping how the Navy’s combat systems perform for the next generation. (Morgan Tabor/NSWCDD Photo)
Dec. 8, 2025 - The Navy gave Rulx “Ro” Rosemond more than a job. It gave him a sense of urgency that never left, the kind that comes from staring at a glowing radar screen, deep at sea, knowing every blip represented lives depending on...
NUWC Division Newport’s AUTEC range performs first sensor accuracy test of a German ship for NATO FORACS
German sailors assigned to the Federal German Ship Berlin (A 1411) stand alongside members of the NATO Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites team to mark completion of sensor testing in October 2025 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center in the Bahamas. Steven Petrison (third from right), of the Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department, is the range manager assigned at Division Newport’s West Palm Beach detachment in Florida.
Dec. 8, 2025 - In October, a German navy ship completed sensor accuracy testing at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) for the first time, marking a milestone for...
NSWC PCD engineer enhances critical infrastructure, strengthens Naval foundation
Terence Mahoney, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division infrastructure support engineer, is at the forefront of a crucial mission, directly bolstering the force behind the fleet in the complex littoral battlespace. His responsibilities are multifaceted: planning and designing complex construction and renovation projects, conducting site surveys, developing detailed cost estimations, and crafting comprehensive project specifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
Dec. 4, 2025 - To maintain a dominant naval presence in the face of evolving threats, ensuring the resilience and modernization of critical infrastructure is paramount. At Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, individuals like...
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...
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