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NSWC Dahlgren Division Automates Target Detection and Tracking for Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle
February 12, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – When the Army, Navy and Marine Corps need technological expertise related to autonomous weaponized manned and unmanned systems on their platforms, they routinely collaborate with a cadre of experts at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).The joint services – aware of the Intelligent Tracker team’s expertise and... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Several potential targets walk in an urban setting as Intelligent Tracker automatically generates their optical target tracks. The Intelligent Tracker – a new product developed by Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) – will increase the Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle’s intelligent fire control capability to control its medium and large caliber weapon systems. Optical target tracks are generated automatically for use in direct fire weapon systems. The tracks are used in conjunction with a fire control system to lock onto a specific threat, easing the burden on the operator. Intelligent Tracker is capable of automatically generating target tracks for a wide range of targets and adding additional automation to the weapon control processes. (U.S. Navy image/Released)

Showing the Skills: NSWCDD-Led Capabilities Showcased in Twitter Video
February 11, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – On Sept. 3, 2020, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Hypervelocity Gun Weapon System (HGWS) successfully demonstrated its ability to shoot down adversarial fire within the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) On-Ramp 2 demonstration at White Sands Missile Range in White Sands, New Mexico.Not long after, a... MORE

NSWC Dahlgren Division Engineer Honored for Impacting Laser Weapon Technology with Leadership, Rigor, and Agility
February 10, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Every year across the United States, high school seniors must decide their futures. For some, they head straight to college. Others forego more schooling entirely and join the workforce. For Ronald ‘Flats’ Flatley, he chose to join the Navy.Flatley spent 21 years in the Navy, eventually becoming a Naval Flight Officer. He deployed... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Directed Energy Weapons System Division Head Ronald Flatley is recognized with the Department of the Navy’s Superior Civilian Service award at the command’s virtual honorary awards ceremony in 2020. In addition to acting as NSWCDD division head, Flatley was the program officer for the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Solid State Laser Technology Maturation program and ONR’s Layered Laser Defense program from 2015 to 2020. “I’m humbled that someone put me in for an award. I’m honored to be considered in this category, and I hope to measure up to that in the future,” he said.

NSWCDD Scientists and Engineers Develop IDS Tech Refresh for Delivery to the Fleet Despite Pandemic
February 8, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Mike Jones and his team traveled to U.S. Navy bases worldwide because their mission to deliver the Identity Dominance System (IDS) and train Sailors – in person – was vital.Jones and his Mobile Training Team – flying more than one million miles since 2013 – provided hands on training to more than 2,000 Sailors aboard a whopping 130... MORE

IMAGE: NORFOLK, Va. – A Sailor from a Navy visit, board, search and seizure team is collecting a subject’s biometrics via fingerprints for possible subject identification in the Identity Dominance System (IDS). The system – to be upgraded with a Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD)-developed IDS technology refresh in fiscal year 2021 – collects biometrics such as face, finger, and iris images, and enrolls that information into a local database to match against known persons of interest. Once the information has been captured, the system sends the information back to the authoritative database. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, NSWCDD scientists and engineers transitioned to telework while developing software in support of a complete technology refresh focused on modifying the IDS form factor to be smaller and lighter with an enhanced system performance that increases computing power, speed, local matching and communications capabilities. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Above All, Be Kind: NSWCDD Contracts Specialist Reflects on Career Ahead of Retirement
February 1, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – When you think about your legacy, what do you hope you are remembered for? The late Ronald Reagan once said, “We can’t help everyone, but everyone can help someone.”Thirty-two years ago when Karen Lenox first started work in the Contracts Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), she had no idea what was... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) Senior Contract Specialist Karen Lenox retired from the Contracts Department after 32 years at the end of January 2021. “When I look back over the workload I’ve had over the years, I always think back to when the war in Iraq got started up. I was supporting a couple of programs that directly supported the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was trying to move heaven and earth to make things happen the best I could when they had a requirement. I had a brother that went overseas. I would like to think I was at least helpful when it was really important,” said Lenox. In retirement, which Lenox calls a “phase of discovery,” she plans to travel in her teardrop camper.

NPS Railgun Lab Propels Technology Leaders, Alumnus into Award-Winning Research
January 28, 2021 — Since its establishment approximately two years ago, the Naval Postgraduate School's Railgun Laboratory – the largest of any academic institution – has empowered students and faculty with the facilities to conduct advanced, applied research in hypervelocity projectile (HVP) technology. But advanced technologies aren’t the only result … In fact, the... MORE

IMAGE: Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research's EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy's Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera.

Unique NSWCDD Program Enhances Internship Opportunities Amid Pandemic
January 26, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – With the pandemic threatening to cancel the internship programs with Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), Brian Dillon, the Software Architect, jumped into action to create a virtual route to keep internships going within the Sites Planning and Tools Branch. The initiative created a unique Navy program and saved... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – From left to right, Jennifer Wells (University of Mary Washington), Lauren Reynolds (Virginia Tech), Kurt Karpin (Virginia Tech), Landin Thorsted (University of South Carolina), and Brian Dillon, the Software Architect for the Sites Planning and Tools Branch of Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, are pictured. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

NSWC Dahlgren Division Warfare Control and Integration Department Receives New Leadership
January 22, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. - Dr. John Seel, former Software Senior Scientific and Technical Manager for the Strategic and Computing Systems Department at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), took helm as NSWCDD Warfare Control and Integration Department head Jan. 4, 2021.“Dr. Seel’s strong software and systems engineering background are a... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. – Dr. John Seel is the new Warfare Control and Integration Department head at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division – responsibilities he assumed Jan. 4, 2021. He transitions from Software Senior Scientific and Technical Manager for the Strategic and Computing Systems Department at NSWCDD.

NSWC Dahlgren Chief Technology Officer Cites Naval Innovative Science Engineering Portfolio as ‘Outstanding Work’
January 13, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – Despite the overall challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the scientists and engineers executing the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s (NSWCDD) Naval Innovative Science and Engineering (NISE) portfolio were able to continue their research and development projects and deliver the innovative work they’re known... MORE

New Year, New Office Space: Navy Invests in Facility Modernization at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division
January 13, 2021 — DAHLGREN, Va. – For several dozen engineers at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), bringing in the New Year also means settling in at new workstations on the base. A recently completed electromagnetics integration facility in Dahlgren, Virginia houses modern computer stations, a laboratory, and team meeting rooms. When fully... MORE

IMAGE: DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 11, 2021) - Facility Manager David Powers points out the recently completed electromagnetics integration facility. The facility will house 50 personnel specialized in Electromagnetic Environmental Effects, including modern computer stations, a laboratory, and team meeting rooms. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

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