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NSWC PCD accelerates Naval mine warfare capabilities with new Quickstrike Extended Range Program, working group
December 8, 2025 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division spearheaded an effort to help the U.S. Navy develop the Quickstrike Extended Range (QS-ER) Program to counter the threat of stealthy submarines deploying advanced mines in shallow waters, which could disrupt critical shipping lanes. The groundbreaking Underwater Mine Personnel Qualification Standard Working Group brought together a team of experts, including engineers, logisticians, and fleet personnel from NSWC PCD, the Mobile Mine Assembly Group (COMOMAG), the Navy's Strike Planning and Execution Program, the Boeing Company and other key stakeholders. They developed the platform’s advanced aerial mining capabilities such as training, deployment and process improvement and is centered around the MK 64 MOD 5 Underwater Mine and aims to ensure sailors are well-prepared to use and maintain the new system, enhancing the Navy's ability to protect vital sea lanes and maintain maritime superiority... MORE

Sailors receive training on securing a wing kit on a Quickstrike Extended Range mine as part of Underwater Mine Personnel Qualification Standard Working Group held at Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, in the summer of 2025. Once deployed from the platform, the wings pop-out and provide significant extended range versus traditional air-drop mines upgrading its precision and efficacy.

NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control Team Delivers Software to Help Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in the Fleet
August 14, 2020 — On Aug. 14, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) began delivery of 95 Damage Control management laptops to the fleet preloaded with software that allows crews aboard Navy vessels to track and isolate COVID-19 cases.NSWCPD’s Machinery Control System & Advanced Damage Control System (ADCS) Branch began installing ADCS on... MORE

A sailor aboard the USS Tortuga (LSD-46) uses a damage control stand-alone laptop provided by Naval Surface Warfare Center, Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) in the fight against COVID-19. The laptop utilizes NSWCPD’s Advanced Damage Control System (ADCS), which provides crews aboard U.S. Navy vessels the capability to track personnel, plot boundaries around quarantined areas, and manage traffic throughout the ship. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)

NSWC PCD engineers train operators on airborne search and detection sonars
September 22, 2019 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) engineers trained operators from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14 & 15 on Airborne Search and Detection Sonars (AN/AQS-24B) here recently. “The purpose of the training was to qualify new operators for the AQS-24B system,” said Justin Grimes NSWC PCD AN/AQS-24 systems... MORE

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