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NSWCDD Engineers Adapt Commercially Available Equipment to Test and Evaluate Weapon Systems
November 5, 2021 — How do you simulate challenging, stormy seas when testing a new weapon system? Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) engineers found an effective solution in a less-than-obvious piece of technology – a motion base designed for flight simulators and theme park rides. “The idea is to try to simulate these low-frequency,...

NSWC Dahlgren Division Tests G/ATOR System Capabilities for U.S. Marine Corps
April 8, 2021 — Navy engineer Danny Mudd looked forward to the arrival of a new U.S. Marine Corps radar system after working on the program for years. When the AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar (G/ATOR) system – a mobile unit designed to be stationed anywhere while providing air surveillance and ground weapons locating capabilities – arrived at Naval...

Live Fire Test and Evaluation Team wins Navy award after years in the making
September 21, 2020 — Two Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) personnel were awarded for supporting an effort to complete a Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) program. During this program, the team expanded the understanding of the mine susceptibility of both Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Variants through simulation and sea testing.Nicole...

NSWCPD’s HAMSTER Hammers Home Accuracy and Efficiencies
April 3, 2020 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) recently began delivering an advanced prototype tool to non-destructively test the bond between a coating and the hull of a vessel to several Navy shipyards.NSWCPD’s Hammer Activated Measurement System for Testing and Evaluating Rubber (HAMSTER) allows a shipyard worker to use an impact...

NSWCDD Technical Director Presents Navy Award to West Virginia University Professor
October 2, 2019 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Technical Director John Fiore presented an NSWCDD research award to a West Virginia University professor at a ceremony, Oct. 1.Dr. Patrick Browning – assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering at the university’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering...

The Economic and Intellectual Impact of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
May 16, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The new Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Economic Impact Study closely examines the organization’s influences on the local economy, state and county revenues, as well as academic and intellectual life and progress, the NSWCDD Economic Impact Working Group announced May 16.This year’s study also analyzes how...

Navy Engineer on Cutting Edge of Vibration Technology Wins Navy Technical Excellence Award
March 20, 2018 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Shawn Schneider won the 2018 Department of the Navy Award for Technical Excellence at a Test and Evaluation Facility or Range, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced March 20. The Navy engineer was honored for his extraordinary scientific and engineering contributions to the test and evaluation...

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