Naval Sea Systems Command > Media > News - Apr 2017

Navy Accepts Delivery of USNS Yuma
April 21, 2017 — MOBILE, Ala. - The Navy accepted delivery of its eighth Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) vessel, USNS Yuma (EPF 8), April 21...

Navy Scientists Use World War II Era Test Tunnel to Develop High Energy Laser Weapons for Fleet
April 21, 2017 — DAHLGREN, Va. – The Navy’s top laser experts transformed a tunnel crucial to gun range operations during World War II into a vital new capability for testing laser technologies, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) announced April 21. For years, civilian scientists – including those who developed and installed the Laser Weapon...

Cleaning Kits Provide New Canvas for NAVSEA Maintenance Strategy
April 21, 2017 — PORTSMOUTH, Va. – NAVSEA deployed Polysiloxane Cleaning Kits this week to the Forward-deployed Regional Maintenance Centers in Manama, Bahrain and other maintenance locations to better maintain ship topside coatings and prevent corrosion, saving time and manpower...

SERMC Makes a Splash with SeaPerch
April 20, 2017 — Southeast Regional Maintenance Center (SERMC) hosted more than 130 students —— comprised into 37 teams from 18 schools in two states —— at the 2nd annual Greater Jacksonville SeaPerch Challenge April 8 at the Cecil Aquatic Center...

Local Teams Compete at NSWC Crane’s Sea, Air and Land Challenge
April 18, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division’s (NSWC Crane) Sea, Air and Land Challenge took place Saturday April 15 at Ivy Tech Community College’s main campus in Bloomington. The challenge is a new Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) initiative with a focus on engineering and robotics that fosters interest in DoD technologies by giving high school students hands-on experience and exposure to the Special Operations community...

NSWC Crane hosts 14th Biannual Nuclear Triad & Advanced Conventional Strike Symposium
April 17, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) hosted nearly 300 military and civilian experts for the 14th Biannual Nuclear Triad & Advanced Conventional Strike Symposium on Tuesday to highlight Crane's invaluable work through collaboration with the United States Air Force in pursuit of both strategic nuclear modernization and other key conventional strike technological requirements...

Future USS Gerald R. Ford completes successful builder's sea trials, begins preparations for acceptance trials
April 14, 2017 — The future USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned from Builder's Sea Trials April 14 to Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia after seven days at sea. ...

Navy Lays Keel of Future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20)
April 14, 2017 — The U.S. Navy held a keel laying and authentication ceremony for the future USS Cincinnati (LCS 20) at Austal USA’s shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, April 10...

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered USS Providence (SSN 719) 23 days ahead of schedule
April 13, 2017 — Portsmouth Naval Shipyard delivered USS Providence (SSN 719) back to the Fleet 23 days ahead of schedule and on budget April 7...

NSWCPD and Morgan State University Enter Into Formal Education Partnership Agreement
April 13, 2017 — Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia Division (NSWCPD) and Morgan State University entered into an historic and formal Education Partnership Agreement (EPA) April 3...

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