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First UAV Flight Over National Airspace at Dahlgren Supports Navy Combat System Tests
June 23, 2014 — The test flight was the first Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) collaborationbetween NSWCDD and Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) assetsfrom Naval Air Station Patuxent River to meet a crucial requirement in theoperating forces. "It is our mission goal to continuously mature and contribute our mannedand unmanned aircraft systems and... MORE

The Aerostar Unmanned Aerial System takes off during testing at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren during testing May 22. The test was the first fixed-wing flight from Dahlgren's runway in more than a decade and represented several months of preparation between the base, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, the Unmanned Aerial Systems Test Directorate, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division and the FAA. (

Navy Scientist Honored for Leadership in Making Laser Weapons a Reality in the Fleet
May 8, 2014 — DAHLGREN, Va -- The scientist leading Navy Laser Weapon System efforts was commended May 7 at the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) annual honor awards ceremony.NSWCDD Commander Capt. Brian Durant presented the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award to Theresa Gennaro for her leadership in the design, development and... MORE

Judges Praise Navy-Mentored STEM Students with Awards - and a Poem
April 24, 2014 — FAIRFAX. Va. -- What do Dancing with the Stars and American Idol competitors have in common with hundreds of rival middle and high school students vying to win a place at the FIRST Robotics World Championship in St. Louis April 23-26?Fascination, social significance and the thrill of competition keep contestants coming back for more.What's more,... MORE

Retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Awarded Legion of Merit at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
April 22, 2014 — DAHLGREN, Va. -- Lt. Col. Jill Wagner, U.S. Army Ret., was awarded the Legion of Merit before an audience of senior Navy technical leaders and managers here April 14.Martin Westphal - Vice Director for Director Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, Pentagon - pinned the Legion of Merit Medal on Wagner at the Naval... MORE

Captains Praise Four Navy-Mentored STEM Students Slated to Compete at SeaPerch National Competition
April 15, 2014 — DAHLGREN, Va. -- Four Dahlgren School students believe their plans to "courageously, calmly and coolly" maneuver their remotely operated vehicle (ROV) through underwater obstacles will succeed at the National SeaPerch competition, May 17.Two Navy captains believe the students have already succeeded.The students' teachers, Naval Surface Warfare... MORE

Navy Engineers Honored with Army Awards for Protecting MV Cape Ray Crew with CBR Defense System
March 14, 2014 — DAHLGREN, Va. -- Navy engineers received Army awards March 11 for their efforts to protect personnel deployed to destroy Syrian chemical weapons aboard the container ship MV Cape Ray.Carmen Spencer, joint program executive officer for chemical and biological defense, honored 13 Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers with... MORE

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