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Carderock Engineer Honored with Prestigious Captain Harold E. Saunders Award for Exemplary Technical Management
Recipient of the Captain Harold E. Saunders Award for Exemplary Technical Management, Frederick Merkel
Sept. 26, 2025 - WEST BETHESDA, Md. — Frederick Merkel, an electrical engineer with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, received the Captain Harold E. Saunders Award for Exemplary Technical Management. The award recognizes his...
BlueTIDE event connects NUWC Division Newport with technology companies to advance US Navy capabilities
An attendee at the 2025 Blue Technology Innovation Demonstration Event (BlueTIDE) held at Sail Newport and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Narragansett Bay Test Facility, tosses a vehicle developed by Jaia Robotics into Newport Harbor at Fort Adams State Park for an in-water demonstration on Aug. 28, 2025. Hosted by Division Newport’s Northeast Tech Bridge in conjunction with nonprofit partner 401 Tech Bridge, BlueTIDE connects innovative businesses with U.S. Navy scientists and engineers and Department of Defense stakeholders to facilitate rapid delivery of capabilities to the warfighter.
Sept. 26, 2025 - Fifteen technology companies participated in a mission-driven prize challenge, and dozens of others exhibited their capabilities on Aug. 28 during the 2025 Blue Technology Innovation Demonstration Event (BlueTIDE) held at the...
Carderock Blends Heritage and Innovation at University of Michigan Mixing of the Waters Ceremony
This custom vessel, designed by U.S. Navy engineer and University of Michigan alum Anindita Mukherjee, was created to carry water from Carderock’s historic test facilities to the University of Michigan’s new hydrodynamics lab. The 3D-printed wrap features a skyline view of the David Taylor Model Basin and will be permanently displayed as part of the university’s Mixing of the Waters ceremony.
Sept. 24, 2025 - BETHESDA, Md. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is contributing history and innovation to the University of Michigan’s upcoming Mixing of the Waters ceremony, an event marking the commissioning of the...
Close-in Weapons Systems: The last line of defense
ATLANTIC OCEAN – A Phalanx Close-In Weapon System fires from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) during a gun exercise in the South Atlantic Ocean, May 18, 2024. James participated in a gun shoot with Brazilian navy frigates Independência (F 44), the União (F 45), and the U.S. Navy USS Porter (DDG 78) in support of Operation Southern Seas 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Logan Kaczmarek)
Sept. 24, 2025 - When a threat is seconds from impact, the close-in weapon system provides Navy ships with a final line of protection. Created for automated responses that exceed human reaction times, CIWS is the ultimate safeguard in...
NUWC Division Newport highlights industry’s role in strategic vision unveiled at Defense Innovation Days
Speaking before representatives from roughly two dozen large and small defense companies, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere unveiled the warfare center’s 10-year strategic vision, ‘Mastery of the Seas at All Depths 2025,’ at Defense Innovation Days hosted by the Southeastern New England Defense Industry Alliance at the Newport Marriott, Aug. 25-27, 2025.
Sept. 22, 2025 - Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere unveiled the command’s 10-year strategic vision and outlined industry’s role in that initiative during a panel discussion at Southeastern...
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