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Meet the NSWC Dahlgren Team that Maps Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Amidst a Changing Climate
May 9, 2022 — In 2019, the Department of Defense (DoD) set out to gauge the effects of a changing climate on national security by examining a representative sample of 79 installations selected across the service branches. Of 19 naval installations analyzed in the report, each faces a single or combination of threats such as recurring flooding, drought or in some... MORE

Fredericksburg Christian School Robotics Team Places First at Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren
May 3, 2022 — The sounds of sonar echoed through the room as Fredericksburg Christian School’s (FCS) robot navigated a maze of landmasses and ships on its way to acquiring and destroying a squadron of jets assembled like bowling pins at the end of the course. FCS robot’s flawless performance launched the team into first place in the inaugural Innovation... MORE

IMAGE: Fredericksburg Christian School’s robotics team placed first at the Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren. The team earned $3,000 for their school’s STEM program.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Hosts Change of Command Ceremony
April 29, 2022 — After days of extreme wind, conditions were “absolutely awesome” along the Potomac River Test Range (PRTR) gun line for the change of command ceremony, according to Capt. Stephen “Casey” Plew. Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) said farewell to Plew and hello to incoming Commanding Officer Capt. Philip “Phil” Mlynarski, April... MORE

IMAGE: Capt. Philip Mlynarski, left, incoming commanding officer of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), shakes hands with Capt. Stephen "Casey" Plew, outgoing commanding officer of NSWCDD, as Mark Oesterreich, Naval Surface/Undersea Warfare Centers Headquarters Chief of Staff looks on during a change of command ceremony at the Potomac River Test Range, April 29.

Supporting STEM: Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren Targets Critical Area Need
April 22, 2022 — “STEM” learning – science, technology, engineering and math – has been a priority for decades. But fewer young people in the U.S. are pursuing these subjects, and that puts the nation at risk.The Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren represents a powerful partnership set to take aim at this critical need in the Fredericksburg region. The robotics-style... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Receive First Quarter 2022 PEO IWS Awards
April 15, 2022 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) leads the way in innovating new technologies while improving upon existing platforms. The fiscal 22 First Quarter Program Executive Office Integrated Warfare Systems (PEO IWS) Excellence Awards recognize 45 NSWCDD scientists and engineers from eight individual teams for their exemplary work... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Searches Out Future Radar Systems on the Potomac River
April 6, 2022 — On a recent warm afternoon at the Potomac River Test Range, recreational speedboats and jet skis plied the cool waters as a handful of Navy engineers gathered shoreside under a reconnaissance and surveillance tower, to begin powering up a mobile engineering lab that is mounted 40-feet in the air. One member of the Navy group pointed out a good... MORE

IMAGE: A 40-foot tower constructed at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is topped by a radar prototype used in foreign comparative testing. The middle-level contains a command and control room. This effort supports the Navy’s Future X-Band Radar program.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineers Develop Modernized Low-Cost SAL Seeker
April 6, 2022 — Engineers at NSWC Dahlgren Division have developed a new, lower-in-cost, semi-active laser (SAL) seeker.SAL seekers are a key enabling technology for guided munitions that allow warfighters to target stationary and moving targets in areas where GPS is unavailable.SAL seekers function in tandem with an operator that directs a pulsing, infrared laser... MORE

IMAGE: From left to right, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division engineers Ryan Littleton and Michael St. Vincent perform seeker calibration on the semi-active laser (SAL) seeker they helped develop. The new SAL seeker is smaller and lower in cost than previous seekers and will be compatible with the future generations of guided munitions systems.

Naval Postgraduate School Meyer Scholar Shines at NSWC Dahlgren Division
April 5, 2022 — “Why did I join the Navy?” Lt. Sasha Barnett asked rhetorically. “Since I was probably 10, I’ve always felt a calling to be a part of something bigger and greater than myself.”Barnett, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division systems engineer who supports the High Energy Laser Integrated with Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS)... MORE

IMAGE: Lt. Sasha Barnett, a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division systems engineer who supports the High Energy Laser Integrated Optical Infrared Surveillance program, is a Naval Post Graduate Meyer Scholar.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Employees Support Regional SeaPerch Event
April 5, 2022 — On a blustery, cool Saturday outside the YMCA in King George, things were heating up inside for regional underwater robotics teams as they competed for three spots in the international SeaPerch competition Mar. 19.“SeaPerch is an international STEM program supported by RoboNation. Elementary, middle and high school students in the area get to build... MORE

IMAGE: An underwater look at unmanned robots created by local students. The teams competing at the regional SeaPerch competition maneuvered their work through both a challenge course and an underwater obstacle.

NSWC Dahlgren Division Stands Up Pillars for New Naval Storehouse Software Factory
April 4, 2022 — In today’s day and age, software moves at lightning speed and is delivered just as quickly. The need to evolve that technology faster, build smarter and increase adaptability is the driving force for many within the Navy’s workforce, especially in the software development arena. One new advancement that is attracting notice in the software... MORE

IMAGE: Senior Scientific Technical Manager Candaice Deloach spearheads the naval software factory, Storehouse, utilizing an innovative five pillar approach. The five pillars focus on software training, software development policy, software quality and agile metrics, data governance and software reuse referred to as Backyard and Sky Solutions.

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