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JABS program personnel complete final test milestone, leave 21-year MCM program lasting impact
October 30, 2023
The Joint Direct Attack Munition Assault Breaching System (JABS) Test and Evaluation Team is made up of personnel from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, NSWC Indian Head, Innovative Professional Solutions, Inc., support contractors and Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. NSWC PCD also developed and fielded JABS mission planning software for MEDAL and MINEnet Tactical and developed tactics and doctrine for employing the system. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
NSWC PCD Property Management Division implements key program to deliver critical support
October 16, 2023
Members from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division’s Property Management Division visit Joint Expeditionary Command and Control personnel during their Code 107 Familiarization (FAM) Tour, Aug. 25. The FAM Tour provides their team with an on-site overview of their customer’s operations and the opportunity for project personnel to engage in face-to-face discussions to exchange ideas and share difficulties. (U.S. Navy photo by Andy Fite)
Panama City scientist awarded Top Navy Scientist Award
August 21, 2023
Dr. Richard Tatum, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division scientist, was recently recognized with the Individual Scientist Award from the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) 2023 Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Awards. He developed and extended a mathematical framework to identify cost-effective, hypothetical autonomous systems to accomplish fleet mission goals. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)
NSWC PCD design thinking aims to deliver tangible solutions
August 16, 2023
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Center for Innovation, NavalX and NSWC Carderock Division guide small teams of warfighters to identify high-priority problems at the annual 2023 Warrior East Conference. Design thinking sprints make innovation processes, as a whole, more available across the command and Naval Sea Systems Command. (U.S. Navy photo by Lauren Hanyok)
NSWC PCD’s collaboration with Sagetech elevates Navy to new unmanned aircraft systems heights
August 7, 2023
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division and Sagetech Avionics, Inc., enter into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement during a signing ceremony, July 27. (left to right) Lt. Rich Morales, NSWC PCD acting executive officer, Wes Shover, Sagetech Sales and Channel director, Paige George, NSWC PCD Technology Transfer manager, Tom Furey, Sagetech CEO, Capt. David Back, NSWC PCD commanding officer, Ryan Kendall, NSWC PCD Test and Evaluation and Prototype Fabrication Division mechanical engineer, Gavin Taylor NSWC PCD electrical engineer, and Dr. Kerry Commander, NSWC PCD chief technology officer. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)
NSWC PCD and Brown University sign CRADA to protect high speed craft operators
July 6, 2023
delegation from Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Brown University, Office of Naval Research, Duke University and Human Systems Integrations commemorate the signing of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA), May 22. The CRADA aims to develop technology solutions to protect high speed craft operators from injurious environmental conditions, specifically the repeated mechanical shock a body endures when quickly navigating open water. (U.S. Navy photo by Sgt. Alex Morgan)
NSWC PCD logistics division uses Appreciative Inquiry to build culture, impact fleet
July 5, 2023
Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's Mission: To conduct research, development, test and evaluation, in-service support of mine warfare systems, mines, naval special warfare systems, diving and life support systems, amphibious/expeditionary maneuver warfare systems, other missions that occur primarily in coastal (littoral) regions and to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center. Vision: Ensuring Warfighting Dominance in the Littoral Battlespace.
NSWC Panama City engineers help Republic of Korea develop air-cushion vehicle
June 16, 2023
The Landing Ship Fast II (LSF-II) craft 633 is shown after inflating the skirting. This December 2022 operation tested the Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Navigation (C4N) system for operating the engine and running the lift fans used to inflate the bags in the skirting, and the propellers and air ducts used to maneuver the craft on the tarmac. This is the first time the C4N operated as a system and actively controlled functions aboard the vessel. (courtesy photo provided by Hanjin Shipbuilding and Construction with permission from the Republic of Korea Defense Acquisition Program Administration)
Deep-learning architecture research is underway at UF in partnership with NSWC PCD
May 23, 2023
(center) Ben Colburn, a research assistant at the University of Florida, presents his research to Dr. Matthew Bays, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division's (NSWC PCD) senior scientist for robotics and optimization and the command's Naval Engineering Education Consortium (NEEC) director. The NEEC program has benefited the Naval Research and Development Enterprise and Navy Labs, like NSWC PCD, by creating a sustainable pipeline of scientists and engineers with difficult-to-hire skillsets. (courtesy photo)
NSWC Panama City Division showcases Waterside Symposium
May 2, 2023
(left to right) Chief Warrant Officer Three Alison Czuhajewski, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command, and Micah Gomez, Joint Expeditionary Command and Control (JEXC2), participate in The Waterside Symposium held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division detachment, a JEXC2 test range, April 5. The symposium aimed to showcase the new leading edge Navy Enterprise Tactical Command and Control design that the Navy Lab is developing. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)