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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...

NSWC Indian Head Division Provides Modernization Update at Community Event
NSWC Indian Head Division Provides Modernization Update at Community Event
March 17, 2026 - Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) leadership participated in the “State of the Station 2026” event hosted by the Charles County Military Alliance Council at the College of Southern Maryland Velocity...

Forging the Future: NSWC Crane’s OPERA Program Develops Cutting-Edge Technology and Talent
Forging the Future: NSWC Crane’s OPERA Program Develops Cutting-Edge Technology and Talent
March 16, 2026 - The Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC), a program established by the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), is successfully developing and attracting new talent to the technical fields essential for the U.S. Navy's...

Navy Accepts Delivery of Ship to Shore Connector, LCAC 115
March 11, 2026 - NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Ship to Shore Connector (SSC), Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) 115 from Textron Systems on March 10.The delivery of LCAC 115 comes after completion of Acceptance Trials...

Carderock Strengthens Navy Partnership with Webb Institute
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosted leadership from the Webb Institute on Feb. 26, 2026. Guests participated in technical tours and strategic discussions, strengthening a historic partnership in naval architecture and marine engineering. Carderock, the Navy’s innovation and ship design powerhouse, headquartered in West Bethesda, Maryland is a world-class research and development facility specializing in critical ship and ship systems design. (U.S. Navy photos by Neubar Kamalian)
March 4, 2026 - On Thursday, Feb. 26, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division hosted leadership from the Webb Institute to strengthen Navy partnership that predates the command itself. The visit facilitated strategic engagement...

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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