The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) is part of the
Naval Sea Systems Command
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) is the largest of the United States Navy's United States Navy systems commands, five "systems commands," or materiel (not to be confused with "material") organizations. From a physical perspective, NAVSEA ha ...
(NAVSEA) operated by the
United States Navy
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. 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."
Locations
NAVSEA currently operates eight Surface Warfare Centers:
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NSWC Carderock, Maryland
* NSWC Corona, California
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NSWC Crane, Indiana
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NSWC Dahlgren, Virginia
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NSWC Indian Head, Maryland
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NSWC Panama City, Florida
* NSWC Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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NSWC Port Hueneme, California
NAVSEA also operates two
Undersea Warfare Centers:
* NUWC Washington
* NUWC Newport, Rhode Island
See also
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Joint Expeditionary Forensics Facilities, which are run from the Dahlgren Division.
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Naval Air Warfare Center
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Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
References
External links
NSWC official websiteNSWC Corona Division
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