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The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAVAIRWARCENACDIV) was established in October 1993 as a result of a reorganization of five predecessor Navy research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E) centers. NAWCAD hosts unique R&D aircraft systems laboratories and test facilities, serving the needs of the U.S. Navy, as well as other services, federal agencies, foreign customers, and commercial entities. The complex at Patuxent River, Md. ( NAVAIRWARCENACDIV) includes research and engineering disciplines of systems engineering, air vehicles, propulsion, avionics, crew systems, and test and evaluation. Life cycle communications expertise for multiple platforms resides at the St. Inigoes, Md. annex. The Key West, Fla. detachment provides testing of developmental anti- submarine warfare hardware in the open ocean environment.
Mission
NAVAIRWARCENACDIV is the principal research, development, test,
evaluation and fleet support activity for manned and unmanned Naval
aircraft for the Navy and Department of Defense (DoD) This includes:
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Air Vehicles
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Propulsion Systems
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Avionics
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Mission Systems
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Human Systems
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Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment Landing Systems Air Traffic
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Control Communications Ship/Shore/Air Operations Training Systems
Additionally, NAVAIRWARCENACDIV provides support as needed to other
Naval Commands, DoD activities, Federal Agencies, and Coalition forces
in response to national security needs.
Technology Disciplines
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High Temperature Materials Laboratory
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The High Temperature Materials Lab provides the Navy and industry with affordable high temperature materials for advanced propulsion systems. Asset List: Arc Melter & Single Crystal Processing Facility Melting temperature range 500 - 4000°C Vacuum or Argon atmosphere environment High Temperature Heat Treatment Furnace Ultra-High Temperature Atmosphere Furnace Ultra-High Temperature Cyclic Oxidation Furnace High Temperature Stress Rupture Test Facility
Horizontal Accelerator
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The Horizontal Accelerator (HA) Facility is a versatile research tool available for use on projects requiring simulation of the crash environment. The HA Facility is certified as a compliance lab for National Highway Traffic Safety Administration testing and is also available to other industries for horizontal high-speed testing.
Identification Systems
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The Identification Systems Division key services include: Integrating NATO Mark XIIA Mode 5 Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) Waveform in Navy ships and aircraft Supporting N-UCAS and JPALS Providing support to the Navy, USMC, USAF and US Army Air Traffic Control Facilities for the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System via DoD Operational Support Facility Designing common shipboard Air Traffic Control Console Developing and testing AN/UPX-34A(V) SARTIS aircraft classification technology Cooperative and non-cooperative IFF and ATC ISEA Installing and maintaining AN/UPX-37/41C IFF Interrogator Sets and AN/APX-118(V)/123 Transponder Sets on surface and subsurface platforms Producing and installing IFF systems for every ship and sub in the Navy Special Operations Forces, and USCG Providing maintenance training for IFF and ATC Systems Supporting DDG1000 System Engineering Team Supporting Aviation Systems Engineering Team
Indoor Ground Ejection Facility
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This climate controlled facility is used to evaluate air stores and equipment to determine ejection velocities, store pitch rates, and arming wire and device system function and reliability
Information Fusion & Visualization Lab
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The Information Fusion & Visualization Lab supports the engineering research and development of algorithms, software and systems needed in the areas of information fusion and imagery exploitation driven by Navy aviation needs. In addition, this lab develops software tools and processes and verifies information fusion, sensor fusion, expert systems and imagery exploitation capabilities, from initial concept exploration through prototyped algorithms.The Information Fusion & Visualization Labalso performs aircraft radiometric and photometric measurements inside and outside of aircraft and is prepared to support multiple tasks of low to medium complexity.
Inorganic Coatings Laboratory
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The inorganic Coatings Lab provides expertise to Navy and Joint Service platforms acquisition IPTs to aid in materials and processing choices which balance up-front and life-cycle costs. Environmentally preferred technologies are evaluated and transitioned whenever possible.The lab isthe qualification authority for aluminum conversion coating and anodizing. The lab's metal finishing capabilities include: Aluminum anodizing (sulfuric, boric-sulfuric, thin film sulfuric) Conversion coating (pre-treatment by immersion, spray, wipe & post-treatment by immersion, spray) Metal cleaning (immersion, spray, wipe, ultrasonic) Electroplating (cadmium, copper, nickel, zinc-nickel) The laboratory test capabilities include: Neutral Salt Fog (ASTM B 117, GM9540P) Acidified Salt Fog (ASTM G 85 A4) Coating Adhesion (ASTM D 3559, Federal Standard 141D Method 6301.3) Hydrogen Embrittlement (ASTM F 519) Elemental Analysis (ATOMIC Absorption Spectrophotometry, Volumetric, Gravimetric) There are 5 neutral salt fog (ASTM B 117) test chambers and 2 acidified sulfur dioxide (ASTM G 85 Annex 4) test chambers.
Jet Blast Deflector Site
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The Jet Blast Defector (JBD) Test Site at Lakehurst, NJ is used to evaluate the operational compatibility of all new US naval aircraft with shipboard JBD systems installed on fleet aircraft carriers. The JBD Test Site is a fully operational facility designed to simulate shipboard JBD installations. As such, its structural, hydraulic and cooling systems are similar to the latest shipboard systems. Technical Data: Cooling Water Capacity: 1,200 gpm Hydraulic System Pressure: 2,500 psi Height (Slant): 14 feet Width: 36 feet Material: Aluminum Alloy Operating Speed: Up-6 seconds, Down-8 seconds The orientation of aircraft carrier catapults requires that the hot exhaust gases of the jet aircraft turning up to full power during launch operations are deflected so as not to cause heat and blast damage to other aircraft, equipment and personnel on the flight deck. The JBD, which consists of a series of water cooled panels, achieves this purpose. The JBD, when in the flush deck position, allows an aircraft to be taxied over it and into launch position. As soon as the aircraft is forward of the JBD, the operation actuates the hydraulic system to raise the JBD for aircraft turn up. The Lakehurst site is the only facility in the world which can conduct aircraft acceptance tests that prove compatibility with fleet JBD's.
Jet Car Track Site
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Located in Lakehurst, New Jersey, the Jet Car Track Site supports jet cars with J57 engines and has a maximum jet car thrust of 42,000 pounds with a maximum speed of 250 knots. This facility uses deadloadsweighing between 10,000 to 100,000 lbs,which represents fleet aircraft weights. Each track is 1.25 to 1.5 miles long.
Key West Detachment
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The Key West Detachment supports Naval Air ASW Acoustic System RDT&E by providing specialized vessels, experienced personnel, instrumentation, and other resources required for open ocean research and testing, including explosive sources. Our support for the Warfighter is expanding to include threat simulators and target operations for fleet training. Major projects include, Sonobuoy RDT&E Programs, Sonobuoy Engineering Tests, Development Testing Ship Shock Trials, and Fleet Training Asset List: R/V NAVAIR-38 192 FT Vessel N/S Hunter 180 FT Vessel R/V NAVAIR-03 65 FT Vessel
Laser Research Lab
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The Laser Research lab is thecenter for the development of new laser sources, nonlinear optical materials, frequency conversion processes and laser-based sensors for a full spectrum of Naval applications. A means to perform interfereometic tests on large aperture optical systems, optical components, and devices for quality assurance applications. This facility has the capability/resources to develop prototype and advanced laser systems, electro-optic components and laser-based sensors. It is a center for the development and testing of new laser technologies. The lab is uniquely equipped with a ZYGO Mark CPI interferometer with an 18-inch collection aperture and computer enhanced graphics to perform large aperture optical analysis. The lab also has the capability to test and evaluate multi-spectral and anti-missile warning systems with both visible and IR capabilities. It also evaluates IR fiber arrays for IR imaging applications. The facility can evaluate Fiber Optic-Coupled Laser Warning Receivers (FOCLWR). The Laser Research Lab is utilized to develop solid State lasers, metal vapor and molecular gas lasers and all associated components and related technologies. It specializes in development of prototype and advanced concept laser systems and provides customers with test bed assembly and evaluation capability/expertise in IR fiber array technology.In addition,this labprovides high precision optical analysis, wave front distortion tests, bulk distortion tests and total system optical quality evaluations.
