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Beneath the surface: How Panama City keeps military divers on the cutting edge
May 29, 2025 — For the military diver, the unforgiving depths can be a perilous arena. Since August 1, 1882, U.S. Navy sailors have executed essential underwater operations around the globe, from special operations and reconnaissance to ship repair and force protection. Yet these military divers are also at the forefront of subsea and seabed warfare, wielding... MORE

David Coan, extra vehicular activity lead for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Johnson Space Center dives at the Aquarius Reef Base underwater habitat.donning a Kirby Morgan-37 helmet equipped with the Divers Augmented Vision Device Generation 1.0 heads-up display during the 23rd NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations in June 2019.

MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce
May 22, 2025 — Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, delivered a briefing titled “MIT’s Approach to Innovation” to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport workforce on May 7, as part of a monthlong focus on innovation.NUWC Division Newport and MIT have a relationship... MORE

NSWC Panama City civilians develop first comptroller robotic process automation
April 8, 2025 — Four individuals in the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) Comptroller Department collaborated to develop the first Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Robot (BOT) for the Civilian Payroll Missing Time & Attendance and Unapproved Time Report process.Cory Bruckschen, Tristan Dickinson, Jenica Lolley, and Rachel Thompson... MORE

Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) employees (from left) Cory Bruckschen, Rachel Thompson, Jenica Lolley, and Tristan Dickinson, designed and implement the first Civilian Payroll Missing Time & Attendance and Unapproved Time Report process Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Robot (BOT). The team was also awarded the NSWC PCD FY24 Excellence in Business Innovation Annual Award. (U.S. Navy photo by Ronnie Newsome)

NSWC Crane holds ribbon cutting ceremony for new energy prototyping capability
January 6, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new energy prototyping field activity to advance technology development and validation on December 10. NSWC Crane opened the Joint Operational Energy Innovation Prototyping and Experimentation Field Activity (OE-I PEFA) in partnership with the Office of... MORE

Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren inspires middle school students in STEM
November 22, 2024 — The Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), in partnership with the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg Regional Military Affairs Council and SimVentions, hosted the second Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren (ICAD) on Nov. 9, bringing together 20 teams from 17 schools across 11 school districts and the... MORE

The team from A.G. Wright Middle School celebrates their first-place victory at the Middle School Innovation Challenge @ Dahlgren, showcasing exceptional robotics and STEM skills throughout the competition. (Morgan Tabor/NSWCDD)

NSWC Dahlgren Division announces Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge teams
October 9, 2024 — Minds will meet machine when 14 academic institutions from across the nation compete in person in the Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge Oct. 22-23 at the University of Mary Washington’s (UMW) Dahlgren Campus in King George, Virginia.Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) selected the following teams: Catholic University... MORE

IMAGE: College students used the Joint Cognitive Operational Research Environment software to compete in the 2023 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Innovation Challenge at Dahlgren. The software demonstrated three different scenarios involving a multitude of ships and threat counts to challenge the students’ decision-making.

NUWC Division Newport spotlights cutting-edge technologies at 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day
September 27, 2024 — More than 30 technology companies showcased their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day, which was held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and Sail Newport on Aug. 29... MORE

Upcoming PSNS & IMF annual showcase to offer variety of potential problem-solving technologies
July 23, 2024 — The 2024 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Technology Showcase will be held July 31 – Aug. 1, at the Kitsap Conference Center in downtown Bremerton.The event is organized to help connect problem-solving shipyard workers with vendors who have tools and technologies that might be useful in improving how the shipyard meets... MORE

Gina Kim, of Olympus Controls, talks about robot technology with Mathew Cady, product line director, Code 1000, Production Line Department, and Steve McKee, director of Enterprise Maintenance Technologies Sept. 27, 2023, during the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility Technology Showcase at the Kitsap Conference Center in Bremerton, Washington. This year's event is scheduled for July 31-Aug. 1. (U.S. Navy photo by Jeb Fach)

Merging generations: NSWC Dahlgren Division, partners, to host first middle school robotics innovation challenge
February 10, 2024 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) and its partners are expanding the innovation challenges from college and high school students and industry professionals to the next generation of scientists and engineers – middle schoolers. “NSWCDD has world class scientists and engineers who are passionate about the work they do in support... MORE

Wargaming continues to evolve as a valuable resource for the U.S. Navy
January 26, 2024 — Six members of the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) workforce were placed in a high-intensity environment in the 17th series of the Chief of Naval Operations’ Global War games Oct. 16-20 at the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) in Newport, Rhode Island.U.S. Armed Forces representatives, including admirals and generals, were on... MORE

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