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Cooperative Engagement Capability: Enhancing battlefield awareness
Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) is a live data-sharing system that advances battlespace awareness and weapon coordination across the Navy. Through a combination of hardware and software, CEC is designed to strengthen the anti-air and surface warfare of Navy ships and aircraft by aggregating radar and sensor data to create a full picture of the battlespace across the CEC network.
Aug. 21, 2025 - As modern threats to naval forces evolve, it is critical that our responses do as well. Adversaries are rapidly developing advanced missile systems, stealth technologies and electronic warfare capabilities that challenge...
Forged in war: How Dahlgren’s work shaped victory in 1945
DAHLGREN, Va. – Rear Adm. William “Deak” Parsons served at the Naval Proving Grounds in Dahlgren, Virginia and as the leader of the Ordnance Division of the Manhattan Project during World War II.
Aug. 18, 2025 - Capt. William “Deak” Parsons lowered himself into the bomb bay of the “Enola Gay” in the early morning hours of Aug. 6, 1945. Minutes before, the B-29 Superfortress had departed from the North Field of Tinian Island. Parsons...
Learning to lead, learning to fail: SEAP interns grow through hands-on challenge
DAHLGREN, Va. – Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program interns prepare equipment for testing an unmanned surface vessel at Hideaway Pond during their final project demonstration at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD). (Morgan Lee Tabor/NSWCDD Photo)
Aug. 12, 2025 - When Brody Kester landed a selective spot in the 2025 Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), he thought he’d spend the summer behind a desk. But he...
Small groups, big ideas: Dahlgren teams tackle radar challenge with creativity and grit
DAHLGREN, Va. – Derek Diltz (center), chief engineer in the High Power Microwave Weapon Systems Division at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, tests a low-budget coffee can radar produced by a group of early career scientists and engineers during a Workforce Development Innovation Challenge. (Tierney Kunstmann/NSWCDD Photo)
Aug. 1, 2025 - They came with their own backgrounds and areas of expertise: early-career scientists, software developers, mechanical engineers.Inside the Innovation Lab (iLab) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in a...
Engineering a future together: Virginia Tech's Capstone partnership with NSWC Dahlgren Division
DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s stakeholders from left, Alan Overby, branch head; Amy Meyer, physicist; Adam Suleske, physicist; August Valentour, mechanical engineer; and Joel Mejeur (not pictured), guided students during the Virginia Tech Interdisciplinary Capstone program. (Dorina Watermolen/NSWCDD Photo)
July 16, 2025 - The Virginia Tech Interdisciplinary Capstone (IDC) program is redefining how engineering students transition from theory to practice. Unlike traditional department-specific capstone courses, IDC integrates students from...
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6149 Welsh Rd., Suite 203
Dahlgren, VA 22448-5130

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