NORBIT: Successful U.S. Testing of GuardPoint Intruder Detection Sonars
In December 2024, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and NORBIT successfully conducted operations involving their GuardPoint 70 and GuardPoint 100 Intruder Detection Sonars. As underwater threats continue to evolve that focus more on underwater drones and Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUV) of all sizes, NORBIT sonars were tasked accordingly. Over the weeks-long testing, NORBIT sonars successfully detected and tracked multiple AUV form factors through many range and depth scenarios.With the GuardPoint systems deployed, data was recorded and used under the conditions of
Ocean Engineers and Scientists Share Ideas, Challenges at International Arctic Workshop
“Effect of Salt Water and Low Temperatures on the Mechanical Characteristics of Advanced Materials” and Jessica Desrochers of the Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department presented “Beaufort Ducts and Acoustic Propagation, Sea Glider Work.”Representatives from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City Division also attended the workshop to offer their unique perspectives.“I haven’t worked in the Arctic and ice before so I’ve been learning a lot about that and everyone is also learning about what the other people and organizations are doing and what
Carderock Hosts International Submarine Race
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division welcomed the return of the International Submarine Race (ISR) to its David Taylor Model Basin in West Bethesda, Maryland, June 26-30, for the first time since before the COVID-19 Pandemic.Teams from across the United States, Poland, the United Kingdom and Canada arrived at Carderock with their eyes set on one mission: be the fastest human-powered submarine in the competition.The biennial science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) event allows students to display their talents and problem-solving capabilities in submarine and hull design
US Navy Tests Flexible One-Atmosphere Diving Suit
yet lightweight atmospheric dive suit featuring rotating, detachable joints allowing for greater dexterity, flexibility and maneuverability.Sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) — in partnership with Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Panama City — DSEND recently underwent demonstrations at NSWC Carderock Division in Maryland and at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit in Florida.Although constructed from hard, durable material, DSEND is lightweight and enables users to swim and walk on the bottom easily.
Ex-USS Denver Served Until Sunk
Center (SWRMC) participated in the REPTX and demonstrate their new Diving Support Vehicle as well as their underwater drone technology.Technical demonstrations and field experiments were conducted aboard the Navy’s Self Defense Test Ship, the ex-USS Paul F. Foster (DD 964), an asset of Naval Surface Warfare Center Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD).According to a news release from NSWC-PHD, REPTX offers a unique opportunity to evaluate innovative products and services that could potentially help sailors carry out the repairs needed to keep them underway.During the SINKEX, Denver was pummeled from
US Navy Demonstrates New LARS for Large UUVs
and recovery vehicle (LLRV) designed by Huntington Ingalls Industries.Snakehead, a modular, reconfigurable, multi-mission LDUUV provides support of intelligence preparation of the operational environment missions.“We are very proud to have worked with talented Navy warfare centers (Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division in Florida and Division Newport) to advance Pharos capabilities,” said Jim LaCroix, director for advanced technology at HII. “The Navy and industry team did a great job addressing the challenges and completing a successful demonstration.”“It&rsquo
Carderock Engineer Supports Stability Tests for Deep Submergence Vehicle
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division’s Alan Bryden, a general engineer in the Weight and Stability Branch, assisted an overhaul of the Navy-owned Deep Submergence Vehicle (DSV) Alvin. Carderock, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) supported sea trials of the submersible, last October, for certification and stability purposes.The DSV Alvin, one of the world’s first deep-ocean submersibles, is a unique state-of-the-art vessel capable of submerging to thousands of meters underwater. It was launched in 1964 and has been involved
US Navy Taps GA-EMS to Study Propulsor Bearing Concept Designs
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) said on Friday it has been awarded a task order from Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD) to conduct a manufacturing assessment of several new propulsor bearing concept designs for U.S. Navy submarines. The task order is under the Propulsor Demonstration Hardware (PDH) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract previously awarded to GA-EMS.“Manufacturing feasibility evaluations such as this are crucial steps in determining whether a new concept design will deliver greater performance, improved manufacturability
Fredericksburg Christian School Robotics Team Places First at Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren
a squadron of jets assembled like bowling pins at the end of the course. FCS robot’s flawless performance launched the team into first place in the inaugural Innovation Challenge @Dahlgren event held at the University of Mary Washington’s (UMW) Dahlgren campus, April 30.Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) teamed with UMW, MITRE Corporation, and the Fredericksburg Regional Military Affairs Council to host the robotics competition. The STEM-based competition pit high- school teams against each other in a race requiring command and control, detection, navigation
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