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Carderock CO Kicks Off First of Naval Architecture Series
February 23, 2018 — A new series of lectures with an emphasis on preserving knowledge and lessons learned of naval architecture began Feb. 15 at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland... MORE

Capt. Mark Vandroff answers a question during the first presentation of the Rear Adm. David W. Taylor Naval Architecture Lecture Series, held Feb. 15, 2018, at the West Bethesda, Md., headquarters of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division.

Carderock Engineers Train on 3-D Printing at ONR
November 7, 2017 — The role of additive manufacturing (AM) within the Department of Defense (DOD), particularly within the Navy and Marine Corps, has seen exponential growth in recent years... MORE

Samuel Pratt (left), an engineer with the Additive Manufacturing Project Office at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, teaches Office of Naval Research program managers (from left after Pratt) Dr. Jennifer Wolk, Stephen Glotzhober, Dr. Airan Perez and Dr. David Drumheller how to use a recently installed 3-D printer Oct. 19, 2017, in Arlington, Virginia.

Roadmap for unmanned systems being drawn for the Department of the Navy
October 24, 2017 — The Unmanned Systems Facilities workshop held by the office of the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for unmanned systems (DASN UxS) and hosted by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division Sept. 19-20 was just one step in the process to realize the future of unmanned systems within the Department of the Navy (DON). Specifically, the... MORE

Jen McKee (center) from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division and other employees from across the Department of the Navy interested in unmanned systems discuss potential test ranges and facilities during the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Unmanned Systems Facilities Roadmap workshop at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s West Bethesda, Maryland, headquarters Sept. 19-20, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Monica McCoy/Released)

Combatant Craft Division Celebrates 50 Years
October 19, 2017 — The Combatant Craft Division (CCD) of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division marked its 50 years with an anniversary celebration picnic Oct. 14 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, a day after the U.S. Navy celebrated 242 years.CCD develops, designs, tests and supports combatant craft and boats for the nation's... MORE

Kip Davis, site director of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Combatant Craft Division (CCD), speaks to employees who attended CCD's 50th anniversary celebration picnic Oct. 14, 2017, at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Kelley Stirling/Released)

Naval Meterology and Oceanography Command collabortates with Carderock for remote autonomous demonstration
October 12, 2017 — Engineers at the Naval Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) at John C. Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, remotely collaborated with their counterparts from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division on a joint autonomous vehicle demonstration in Brookeville, Maryland, Sept. 25-29. This integrated unmanned demonstration involved NAVOCEANO's... MORE

Engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division launch an unmanned surface vehicle in Triadelphia Reservoir near Brighton Dam in Brookville, Md., that will function as a relay for an unmanned underwater vehicle conducting bathymetry in the reservoir Sept. 28, 2017. Staff from the Naval Meteorological and Oceanography Command controlled the collaborative autonomous demonstration via satellite connection from their headquarters at John C. Stennis Space Center in Mississippi with assistance from the Autonomous Vehicle and Instrumentation Group and other Carderock personnel. Rear row, left to right: electrical engineer Woody Pfitsch (Code 863), program officer Judah Milgram (Code 882), hardware engineer Alex Punzi (Code 863), group leader Jim Rice (Code 8633); front row, left to right: electrical engineer Ben Gordon (Code 8633), control systems engineer Matt Greytak (Code 861) and mechanical engineer Kyle Corfman (Code 863). (U.S. Navy photo by Ryan Hanyok/Released)

Marines using additive manufacturing to bring innovation to the battlefield
August 15, 2017 — BETHESDA, MD - The Marine Corps Innovation Challenge was established to bring new ideas to the warfighter from the warfighter. Several Marines introduced their winning innovations to senior leaders during a presentation session at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, Aug. 15... MORE

Image: leaders in additive manufacturing watch a welding display

High-Velocity Learning Continues at Carderock
August 14, 2017 — WEST BETHESDA, Md. (NNS) -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division is embracing Navy leadership's vision of strengthening its people through culture change with high-velocity learning (HVL) as the tool to identify and implement this change... MORE

Image: Reid McAllister, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Divisions director of unmanned vehicles and autonomous systems

Carderock, DOE Collaborate on Advanced Wave Energy Conversion Tests
August 7, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers worked with partners from Sandia National Laboratories to test new control strategies for producing, converting and gathering wave energy in the command's Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin in West Bethesda, Maryland, July 24 through Aug. 4.The combined engineering team members are testing a... MORE

Miguel Quintero, an ocean engineer assigned to Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division's Model and Testing Branch for Surface Ships, records and analyzes data collected from a wave energy converter being tested in the command's Maneuvering and Seakeeping Basin in West Bethesda, Md., Aug. 3, 2017. This WEC test was the second of its kind done as a knowledge share in collaboration with engineers from Sandia National Laboratory in the MASK as part of an effort to increase the efficiency and amount of power generated and collected by these devices. (U.S. Navy photo by Dustin Q. Diaz/Released)

Carderock Joins International Team to Test New Icebreaker Designs
August 4, 2017 — ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland (NNS) -- Engineers and scientists from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division are working with an international, multiagency team to define requirements for and create the U.S. Coast Guard's (USCG) next heavy polar icebreaker. On July 26, Carderock employees joined representatives from the Coast Guard, U.S... MORE

A model icebreaker (yellow) maneuvers to free a beset vessel during a test at the National Research Council of Canada's facility in St. Johns, Newfoundland, on July 26, 2017. The test showcased the progress made on the testing and evaluation of design models for the U.S. Coast Guard's icebreaker acquisition program, which is being supported by an international, multiagency team including engineers from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division. (U.S. Navy photo by Stephen Minnich/Released)

Pulitzer Finalist Author Returns to Carderock to Discuss American Naval History
August 1, 2017 — The United States of America is the dominant naval power in the world, but it wouldn't be here today if not for allies with common interests.So says naval engineer and 2017 Pulitzer finalist for History Dr. Larrie Ferreiro, who visited his former colleagues at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division in West Bethesda, Maryland, to discuss... MORE

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