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NSWC Crane celebrates employee success at Annual Command Awards
NSWC Crane celebrates employee success at Annual Command Awards. Employees photographed with NSWC Crane leadership.
Aug. 14, 2025 - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) celebrated the outstanding achievements of its employees at the 2025 Annual Command Awards held at WestGate Academy on August 6, 2025. Winners were recognized for...

Bayou Tech Node joins Gulf Coast Tech Bridge, increasing warfighter readiness
The U.S. Navy’s acquisition chief announced the establishment of the Gulf Coast Tech Bridge - the latest effort by the Navy to enable greater collaboration with non-traditional partners and develop partnerships that will make the sea service stronger.
Aug. 13, 2025 - The Gulf Coast Tech Bridge (GCTB), in partnership with NavalX and the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC LANT), stood up the Bayou Tech Node (BTN) last July with the goal of sourcing commercial technology and...

NSWC Indian Head Division Employees Recognized at Command Honorary Awards Ceremony
Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission at the annual Honorary Awards ceremony hosted at College of Southern Maryland’s Velocity Center in Indian Head, Md., Aug. 6.
Aug. 12, 2025 - INDIAN HEAD, Md. — Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) recognized individuals and teams who made significant contributions to the command’s mission during the annual Honorary Awards ceremony hosted at...

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...

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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