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NSWC Crane Holds Change of Command Ceremony
July 14, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) held a formal Change of Command Ceremony on Thursday. Capt. Mark Oesterreich relieved Capt. JT Elder after three years as NSWC Crane’s 28th Commanding Officer. Elder will retire from the U.S. Navy after 28 years of service... MORE

170713-N-BK152-003 - CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) held a formal Change of Command Ceremony on Thursday. Capt. Mark Oesterreich relieved Capt. JT Elder after three years as NSWC Crane’s 28th Commanding Officer. Elder will retire from the U.S. Navy after 28 years of service.

NSWC Crane to Host ANTX 2017 Innovation & Sensor Fusion Experimentation Event
July 11, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) will host the Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) Innovation and Sensor Fusion Experimentations Event Aug. 28 – Sep. 1 at NSWC Crane, Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Indiana and Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, Indiana... MORE

NSWC Crane Hosts Surface Electro-Optics/Infrared (EO/IR) Standards Profile Review
July 11, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. - Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted a Surface Electro-Optics/Infrared (EO/IR) Standards Profile Review in collaboration with Naval Sea Systems Command’s (NAVSEA) Surface EO/IR Technical Warrant Holder from 9-10 May. The event was a follow-up to the NAVSEA EO/IR Modular Open Systems Approach/Architecture (MOSA) Technical Exchange Meeting, which was hosted by NSWC Crane in June 2016 and established the technical direction for the standards review... MORE

NSWC Crane Team Recognized by U.S. Secretary of Defense for Producing $31.2 Million in Cost Savings
July 6, 2017 — The AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite Performance Based Logistics (PBL) Team at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has been announced as the Component-Level winner of the 2016 Secretary of Defense PBL Award. The NSWC Crane team’s work resulted in a total cost savings of $31.2 million and $1.3 million in annual cost avoidance. The team was recognized at a Product Support Manager Workshop hosted by Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on June 7. ... MORE

The work of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane)'s AN/SLQ-32(V) Electronic Warfare (EW) Suite Performance Based Logistics (PBL) team resulted in a total cost savings of $31.2 million and $1.3 million in annual cost avoidance. This team was named the 2016 Secretary of Defense PBL award winner for the Component Level Award category.

Pictured above, front row, L-R: Ms Tonya Stivers, Bloomfield; Mr. William Hixon, Bloomfield; Mr. Curt Secrest, Bloomfield; and Mr. Steven Lawyer, Elnora. Back row, L-R: Ms. Vernell Thomas, Bloomington; and Ms. Stephanie Toy, Jasper.

NSWC Crane Helps Build Future Workforce Through Workplace Simulation Project
June 27, 2017 — When Brian Blackwell first heard about the Workplace Simulation Project (WSP), he viewed it as a perfect opportunity for Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) to help build its future workforce. Blackwell, a member of NSWC Crane’s Executive Leadership Team, also saw the WSP as a way to inform talented students in southern Indiana that they can build a future Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)-related career without leaving the region. Two years later, the WSP is a booming success in southern Indiana, and it is expanding to even more school districts next school year. ... MORE

NSWC Crane, Indiana University and DirectEmployers launched the Workplace Simulation Project in the Bloomfield School District.

NSWC Crane Hosts its Fifth Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) Meeting
May 19, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted its fifth annual Advanced Planning Briefings for Industry (APBI) meeting Wednesday at WestGate Academy Conferencing and Training Center. The APBI meeting provided a collaborative forum for industry, government and academic partners to network and provide a view of NSWC Crane’s strategic direction, future needs and requirements... MORE

NSWC Crane Hosts National Leaders for 9th Annual AOC Conference
May 12, 2017 — CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) co-hosted the 9th annual Electronic Warfare (EW) Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies Conference with the Association of Old Crows (AOC) from May 9-11. This year’s event provided an interactive forum for EW professionals from the military, government, industry and academic fields to discuss issues related to the requirements of EW programs, platforms and operations... MORE

170510-N-BK152-003 - CRANE, Ind. – Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) co-hosted the 9th annual Electronic Warfare (EW) Capability Gaps and Enabling Technologies Conference with the Association of Old Crows (AOC) from May 9-11. This year’s event provided an interactive forum for EW professionals from the military, government, industry and academic fields to discuss issues related to the requirements of EW programs, platforms and operations.

NSWC Crane enters into CRADA with Indiana University
May 2, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has entered into a new cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Indiana University. The focus of this agreement will be Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) and the security of devices using UPS... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) enters into CRADA with Purdue University
April 25, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) has entered into a Collaborative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Purdue University. The purpose of this CRADA is to facilitate the exchange of information, as well as the sharing of the capabilities and facilities for developing advanced thermal management techniques for Navy high-power radio frequency (RF) applications... MORE

Local Teams Compete at NSWC Crane’s Sea, Air and Land Challenge
April 18, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) Sea, Air and Land Challenge took place Saturday April 15 at Ivy Tech Community College’s main campus in Bloomington. The challenge is a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative with a focus on engineering and robotics that fosters interest in DoD technologies by giving high school students hands-on experience and exposure to the Special Operations community... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) Sea, Air and Land Challenge took place Saturday April 15 at Ivy Tech Community College’s main campus in Bloomington. The challenge is a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative with a focus on engineering and robotics that fosters interest in DoD technologies by giving high school students hands-on experience and exposure to the Special Operations community.

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