NSWCPC among NAVSEA awardees

NEWPORT, R.I. - Forty-seven Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees have won the prestigious Warfare Center Award for 2018. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Warfare Centers’ board of directors recognized excellence in six areas: Talent management, collaboration, innovation, knowledge sharing, technical support services and a new category, information security. The board reviewed about 80 nomination packages from nearly members from all 10 divisions of the Naval Surface (NSWC) and Undersea Warfare Centers, including Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWCPC) Panama City, Fla. Team members from NSWC Panama City, NUWC Keyport, Wash., and NUWC Newport divisions rapidly developed and successfully demonstrated undersea encapsulated payload delivery technology in response to a Joint Emergent Operational Need Statement. The team designed and fabricated an in-house underwater capsule, and conducted a successful payload release technical demonstration from the ground up in 27 months. NSWC Panama City led the capsule development; Newport modified an existing payload to be housed and released from the submerged capsule; and Keyport facilitated components for capsule fabrication, developed procedures for safe system handling, launch, and recovery, and hosted the demonstration event. The winners will receive awards at a ceremony later this year. NSWC Panama City is a shore command within the Naval Sea Systems Command, which engineers, builds and supports America’s fleet of ships and combat systems. (Source: Naval Undersea Warfare Center 08/01/19)