Naval Surface Warfare Center

Warfare Center of the U.S. Navy

A Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) is part of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) operated by the United States Navy. NAVSEA Warfare Centers supply the technical operations, people, technology, engineering services and products needed to equip and support the Fleet and meet the warfighter's needs. The Warfare Centers are the Navy's principal Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) assessment activity for surface ship and submarine systems and subsystems. Additionally, the Warfare Centers provide depot maintenance and In-Service Engineering support to ensure that the systems fielded today perform consistently and reliably in the future.

NSWC Crane "is the world's third-largest naval installation by geographic area and includes all of the roughly 320-hectare Lake Greenwood."^[1]

Locations

NAVSEA currently operates eight Surface Warfare Centers:^[2]

NSWC Carderock, Maryland
NSWC Corona, California
NSWC Crane, Indiana
NSWC Dahlgren, Virginia
NSWC Indian Head, Maryland
NSWC Panama City, Florida
NSWC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NSWC Port Hueneme, California

NAVSEA also operates two Undersea Warfare Centers:^[2]

NUWC Washington
NUWC Newport, Rhode Island

References

^ "U.S. speeds up underwater testing of sub-launched hypersonics". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-21.
^ ^a ^b "Warfare Centers". navsea.navy.mil.

External links

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NSWC official website
NSWC Corona Division

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Federal research and development agencies of the United States (list)

Independent
agencies

National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA)
Smithsonian Institution research centers and programs

Agriculture

Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
United States Forest Service Research and Development (R&D)

Commerce

Defense

Army	Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDCOM) Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center (CCDCSC) CCDC Armaments Center (CCDCAC) Picatinny Arsenal Benét Laboratories Watervliet Arsenal Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) United States Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
Marine Corps	Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC) Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory (MCWL) Marine Corps Operational Test and Evaluation Activity (MCOTEA)
Navy	Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) Naval Warfare Centers Air (NAWC) Surface (NSWC) Undersea (NUWC) Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance (NCCOSC) Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS) Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR)
Air Force	Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Air Armament Center (AAC) Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC) Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC)
Space Force	Space Systems Command (SSC)
Other	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU)