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SEWIP Block Upgrade Program Evaluated for Use on LCS
November 21, 2014 — WASHINGTON -- The Navy is evaluating a scaled-down version ofthe Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) system for potentialincorporation on future Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), Naval Sea Systems Commandannounced, Nov. 20. SEWIP is an evolutionary development block upgrade program forthe SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare (EW) System and...

Fabrication Begins on the Navy's First Ship to Shore Connector
November 17, 2014 — NEW ORLEANS- Textron, Inc. began fabrication of the Navy'sfirst Ship to Shore Connector (SSC) at its New Orleans facility today. In October 2014, the Navy approved Textron to start productionfollowing the SSC Production Readiness Review during which the Navy evaluatedthe design maturity, availability of materials, and industry's ability to startand...

Future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) Deckhouse Successfully Integrated
November 14, 2014 — BATH, Maine - The future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001),completed the successful lift and integration of the deckhouse on to the ship'shull at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard Nov.14.The Michael Monsoor will be the second ship of the DDG 1000Zumwalt class, the U.S. Navy's next generation destroyer. Deckhouse integrationis a major...

Change of Command at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Newport
November 13, 2014 — NEWPORT, R.I. - Navy Capt. Howard Goldman will relieve NavyCapt. Todd Cramer as commander of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)Division Newport during a change of command ceremony here on Friday, Nov. 14 at1 p.m. A naval submariner originally from Baltimore, Md., Goldman isa 1987 graduate of Rice University in Houston, Texas, with a bachelor...

NSWCDD - ODU Collaboration Enriches Students, Faculty and Navy Technological Programs
November 3, 2014 — NORFOLK, Va. – Old Dominion University and Naval Surface Warfare CenterDahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leaders initiated an epic increase in Navy anduniversity collaborative efforts by signing three agreements at a ceremony Oct.28. The agreements – a memorandum of understanding, an education partnershipagreement, and a non-disclosure agreement - will...

Fabrication Begins for the Future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118)
October 31, 2014 — BATH, Maine - The start of fabrication of the future USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118) was celebrated at the Bath Iron Works (BIW) shipyard Oct. 31...

NSWC Dahlgren System Safety Practitioners Receive SECNAV Safety Excellence Award
October 27, 2014 — WASHINGTON, District of Columbia (NNS) -- Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Energy, Installation and Environment) Dennis McGinn honored two government civilians with the Secretary of the Navy Safety Excellence Award during a Pentagon ceremony Oct. 20.The Navy civilians - systems safety practitioners Rebecca Funkhouser and Robert Heflin - received...

Navy and Marine Corps Honored with Popular Mechanics' Breakthrough Award for Innovation
October 22, 2014 — NEW YORK (NNS) -- A Navy civilian engineer and two of his Marine Austere Patrolling System (MAPS) colleagues received a Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award at a New York ceremony, the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced Oct. 22.Popular Mechanics honored Eric South - the NSWCDD lead electrical engineer for MAPS - for...

Navy Integrates Weapon Systems with Unmanned Vehicles for New Surface Warfare Capability
October 2, 2014 — DAHLGREN, Va. - (NNS) -- Navy engineers used technologies supporting the science of integration to guide live gun fire onto distant targets, demonstrating a new integrated surface warfare capability in a maritime environment, Sept. 29.Military and civilian leaders observed as unmanned surface and air vehicles - integrated with naval guns and the...

Civilian Engineer Awarded by CNO, Becomes New SES as Naval Warfare Deputy Director
September 23, 2014 — WASHINGTON -- A civilian engineer recognized for revolutionizing the Navy with a new mission engineering process to resolve critical integration and interoperability issues began his new role as Naval Warfare deputy director, the Navy announced Sept. 22.Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Jonathan Greenert presented Dr. James D. Moreland Jr. with...

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