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Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) conducts scientific research in areas including, but not limited to, chemistry, laser, computer science, and physics. Physicists including Albert Einstein, Edward Teller ("father of the Hydrogen Bomb"), and Carl Norden (Norden bombsight) have worked for NSWCDD.







5" Guided Projectile





The ZEPPO (Zuni Expendable Pulsed Power Oscillator) program developed a quick and cheap method of delivering an electronic jammer over the enemy while a strike was underway. The jammer was a high-repetition-rate spark gap noise generator that could be forward fired from a Zuni rocket and descend slowly by parachute while jamming enemy electronics. The jamming package was developed, built, and tested at Dahlgren in the late 1970s.

Really cool stuff. Thanks for posting.

was a contractor there back in the 80's

These are the eggheads that are giving us a railgun and lasers on ships!

Friends father worked there in the 80s name was Wankowski. I believe he worked on part of the Tomahawk program.

Well Done  14'er  posting a F-14

Used to always see this on navigation charts of the Potomac River. Never paid much attention.



Until I transited my boat one day on a weekday.
Got on the radio, and was instructed to go from range boat to range boat stationed to avoid the impact area.



Halfway through, we heard a series of ear-splitting booms.


Then, huge geysers of water shot up off the starboard side of the boat, just a few hundred yards off, where the shells were impacting!
We made damn sure to stay to the port of the range boats as they continued firing.

Holy crap

JBT -  

On water, watch out for the projectiles..
On land, watch for the bears..

Bear tracks in snow..