Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025, led by NWDC, used a globally integrated live, virtual, and constructive model to conduct complex, real-time simulations involving six combatant commands and all 10 Fleet Maritime Operations Centers operating simultaneously across 22 time zones. This unprecedented...

Senator Tim Kaine and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans visited the Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk to review the Navy’s evolving warfighting concepts and Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2025. During their visit, they received a detailed briefing on the Navy Center for Advanced Modeling and...

Mr. Erich Röetz, a retired U.S. Navy Commander and current leader at Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC), has been appointed as the Council Service Territory 15 Commissioner for Scouting America. This role places him at the helm of one of the organization’s 14 national administrative regions,...

The Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) hosted AI for Knuckledraggers, an engaging, non-technical course designed to build foundational AI literacy across the fleet. Open to staff from all departments, the course provided practical frameworks to understand AI’s role in modern warfare,...

Vice Adm. Thibault de Possesse, Director of the Center for Advanced Military Studies and President of the French Defense University, along with 42-person delegation from the French Defence University, recently visited Navy Warfare Development Center (NWDC) in Norfolk, VA. The visit, highlighted by a...