Tag: NSWC Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center

NSWC Crane stands for Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. It is basically a part of the Naval Support Activity Crane (NSA Crane) which coordinates various other command, tenants and divisions. And NSWC Crane is the principal division of NSA Crane. NSA Crane was established in 1941 with the mission of producing, testing and storing of ordnance. It was primarily designated as the Naval Ammunition Depot and was conducted under Bureau of Ordnance. Later it was turned into the present Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division under NSA Crane. NSWC Crane aims at producing, maintaining and modernizing warfare systems. Its major advancements include electronic warfare systems, both for surface and underwater, developing night vision systems, radar systems, power and other strategic systems.

The base is mainly situated in Crane, Indiana; and is named after William M. Crane. NSWC Crane has divided its focus area into three categories of Special Missions, Strategic Missions and Electronic Warfare. The mission of NSWC Crane is to provide acquisition engineering, in-service engineering and technical support for sensors, electronics, electronic warfare and special warfare weapons. NSWC Crane also works to apply component and system-level product and industrial engineering to surface sensors, strategic systems, special warfare devices and electronic warfare/information operations systems, as well as to execute other responsibilities as assigned by the Commander, Naval Surface Warfare Center.