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Prestigious Association of Old Crows Taps Armen Kvryan to Speak at Recent Event
June 17, 2020 — Two big challenges for the U.S. Navy are keeping its weapons safe from adversarial probing and corrosion. So, a newly-developed product that does both at the same time is worth at the minimum a panel discussion at a highly-respected conference of experts.That’s why the revered Association of Old Crows invited Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port... MORE

Transhield, Inc., through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), manufactures these protective covers designed to shield Navy combat weapon systems from external scrutiny and protect the equipment from corrosion.
PHD’s materials subject matter expert Armen Kvryan presented on the covers and the agreement to cooperatively develop them by invitation at the revered Association of Old Crows Electromagnetic Spectrum) Summit, held virtually May 19 and 20. The Alexandria, Va.-based association specializes in electromagnetic warfare, and attracts experts from across the military branches, private industry and academia to its international symposiums, professional development courses, publications, nearly 70 regional chapters and conferences.

Brianda Plascencia’s Path Exemplifies Success via NSWC PHD
June 3, 2020 — California native Brianda Plascencia’s interactions with NSWC PHD have been nothing short of transformative.The recent Ventura College graduate has gone from working as a summer intern at the command to a part-time employee to becoming one of fewer than 300 students nationwide to recently receive the prestigious Department of Defense Science,... MORE

NSWC PHD Employees Shift Face Covering Production Into High Gear for the Greater Community
May 22, 2020 — What began as a few face shields and masks made by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) personnel for friends and family has ballooned into hundreds of protective coverings donated to keep the local community and beyond safe during the COVID-19 global pandemic.For local health care workers, at-risk individuals and others... MORE

Fathomwerx Lab Designated Ventura Tech Bridge for Navy's NavalX Network
May 14, 2020 — Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition James “Hondo” Guerts designated Fathomwerx, a local innovation lab created through a partnership between Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD), the Port of Hueneme and other industry partners, as the Ventura Tech Bridge to the U.S. Navy’s nationwide... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division’s Office of Research and Technology Applications Manager Alan Jaeger, center, leads a group that includes visitors from the Department of Navy’s NavalX program on a tour of the Fathomwerx innovation lab at the Port of Hueneme, Jan. 27. Fathomwerx was created in partnership with the port, the Ventura County Economic Development Collaborative and Camarillo, Calif.-based Matter Labs. Fathomwerx is now one of the Navy’s new NavalX Tech Bridges.

Navy’s Only Directed Energy Lab on a Sea Test Range Breaks Ground at NBVC Point Mugu
May 6, 2020 — Demonstrating that Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) remains open for business despite the global pandemic, Navy leaders and private contractors broke ground Tuesday, May 5 at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)’s Point Mugu for what will become the fleet’s only dedicated facility to test, fire and evaluate complete laser weapon systems in a maritime... MORE

NSWC PHD Technical Director Paul Mann, (far left); Cmdr. Andrew Olsen (back left) with NAVFAC/NBVC; Thomas Dowd, director, range department, NAWCWD/NAVAIR (front left); Jeff Harper (front center) of Harper Construction Co. Inc.; Marcos Gonzales (right back), NSWC PHD project lead for the Directed Energy Systems Integration Laboratory (DESIL); and NSWC PHD Commanding Officer Capt. Ray Acevedo (far right) at the DESIL groundbreaking, May 5.

Tomahawk Hardware Team Lauded for Design-to-Deployment Innovations
May 4, 2020 — In 2004, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) engineers Thomas Emmerich and Mark Monaco designed a workstation color printer prototype for the Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) after the program office requested a more affordable printer than the $20,000 one proposed by a contractor.The pair’s design would... MORE

Members of the Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System hardware engineering group at NSWC PHD, circa 2018, including: Thomas Emmerich, Tomahawk product hardware lead (center in green jacket); and Mark Monaco, Tomahawk hardware design agent (left of Emmerich in light blue shirt).

Self Defense Test Ship Gets its First-Ever Hull Assessment to Clear the Way for Potential Dry Dock
April 15, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's (NSWC PHD) Self Defense Test Ship (SDTS), which has a critical and unique role ensuring Navy ships are combat ready, recently returned from San Diego with a freshly-scrubbed hull and key information needed to prepare for a potential near-future dry dock.Retired USS Paul F. Foster, at 44 years... MORE

Seaward Marine Services’ proprietary Lamp Ray Remotely-Operated Vehicle crawling along the immersed hull of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division's Self Defense Test Ship in March in San Diego.

3D Printing Forges Transition From Traditional Casting To Additive Manufacturing
March 26, 2020 — Imagine being able to create a tool from scratch or replace an integral piece of machinery in a few hours while also reducing production cost and material waste.That’s possible now, thanks to NSWC PHD’s In-Service Engineering Agent of the Future (ISEAotF) team and Office of Technology (00T).ISEAotF community members learned how NSWC PHD Additive... MORE

NSWC PHD Command Additive Manufacturing (AM) Lead Engineer Armen Kvryan explains the advantages of AM over traditional manufacturing during an AM Deep Dive within an In-Service Engineering Agent of the Future training held onsite, March 3.

Educational Partnerships Extend NSWC PHD’s Reach for Future Workforce, Research, Testing
March 25, 2020 — NSWC PHD has long partnered with colleges and universities on student internships, grant-funded student projects and more. But it’s the Educational Partnership Agreements (EPA) that most support the command’s mission-focused capabilities and help build a future workforce.PHD leadership just inked its latest EPA with California Polytechnic State... MORE

NSWC PHD Division Manager Richard Watanabe (left), and Alan Jaeger (right), manager of NSWC PHD’s Office of Research and Technology Applications, chat with Trevor Harding, materials engineering department chair from California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, during his visit to the command on March 6. NSWC PHD recently signed an Educational Partnership Agreement with Cal Poly with the hopes of providing opportunities for recruitment, research, internships and more.

NSWC Port Hueneme Division’s Collaboration with Navy Reservists Spreads Benefits Across Enterprise
March 20, 2020 — As Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (PHD) implements coronavirus prevention strategies, a collaboration between PHD engineers and Navy reservists is benefitting the command and beyond by bringing more training and greater use of ultra high-resolution 3D LIDAR scanning to Sailors, shipyards and across the Navy.The impacts are... MORE

LIDAR scanning the Self Defense Test Ship at Naval Surface Warfare Center

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