Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

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Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division

The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD) is an organization within the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) dedicated to maintaining a center of excellence in weapons development for the Department of the Navy (DoN). NAWCWD's land test range is located at China Lake and its sea test range at Point Mugu.

Some of the brightest minds in the world conduct work at NAWCWD in many high-tech areas including battlespace integration, airborne electronic attack, aircraft survivability, counter-improvised explosive devices, directed energy, robotics, energetics and more.

NAWCWD Website | NAWCWD Public Affairs Office: (760) 939-3511

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