Home : Home : Warfare Centers

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.

Warfare Centers News

NSWC Crane Congratulates Winners of Hypersonic Horizons 2025, Fostering Future Innovators
Hypersonic Horizons 2025: The High Speed Video Challenge
April 20, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) proudly congratulates the 19 high school and undergraduate teams awarded a total of $44,000 in the third annual “Hypersonic Horizons 2025: The High Speed Video...

Carderock Team Harnesses Data Analytics to Dramatically Enhance Fleet Safety and Maintenance Efficiency
Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Benjamin Reyes, from San Diego, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, references a technical manual during an engine maintenance check of an MH-60R Sea Hawk on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in the East China Sea, Jan. 29.  (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)
April 14, 2026 - BETHESDA, Md. – A team within the Sea-Based Aviation and Aeromechanics Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, has developed new ways to harness data analytics to improve aircraft maintenance, preventing...

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
Headshot of Delia Chen, the Digital Adoption lead - SharePoint and Power Platform within the Enterprise Solutions Branch at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
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...

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

Main Menu

Redirecting...

Doing Business with the Warfare Centers

Warfare Centers History

 

Prevent Suicide 24/7 LifeLine

Warfare Centers Hotline