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We are home to the DOD’s top scientists, engineers, and technicians in the information warfare battlespace. We are forward-based, forward-deployed and globally positioned with America’s warfighters. We are where America’s naval forces are.
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Conduct research, development, prototyping, engineering, test and evaluation, installation, and sustainment of integrated information warfare capabilities and services across all warfighting domains with an emphasis on Expeditionary Tactical Capabilities & Enterprise IT and Business Systems in order to drive innovation and warfighter information advantage.
The engineers and computer scientists are part of the ExW Department’s Counter Threat Platforms team that for over a year now has been helping to field the drone-defeating MADIS capability to Marines at the 3rd Littoral Anti-Air Battalion and the Marine Corps Communication-Electronics School. Read More
by Jerry Sekerak, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office - 4 Aug 2026 - News
Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic hosted its 15th annual tuition-free summer STEM camps from July 20–24 at Tidewater Community College’s Chesapeake Campus. Centered on the theme "To the Moon and Back," local middle schoolers engaged in hands-on learning covering space exploration, cybersecurity, coding, artificial intelligence, and water rocket launches.
by Alex Jackson, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office - 7 Jul 2026 - Press Release
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic is hosting its 15th annual Palmetto Cybersecurity & STEM Camp from July 6–10 at Jerry Zucker Middle School in Charleston, S.C. Partnering with Charleston County School District, the five-day camp provides rising fifth- through 12th-grade students hands-on cyber and STEM learning led by local experts.
by Alex Jackson, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office - 2 Jul 2026 - Press Release
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic signed a Partnership Intermediary Agreement with the Greater New Orleans Development Foundation, Inc. (GNODF). Designed to boost Louisiana’s economic competitiveness, the collaboration connects small businesses and academic institutions with emerging technology resources and federal lab assistance to accelerate the development of critical warfighter capabilities.
by Jerry Sekerak, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office - 30 Jun 2026 - News
Four premier naval commands—NIWC Atlantic, CNMOC, NSWC PCD, and NRL—launched the Gulf Coast Defense Catalyst (GCDC) in New Orleans. This strategic partnership connects warfighter needs with industry and academia to accelerate defense technology innovation, strengthen national security, and drive high-tech economic and workforce growth across the Gulf Coast region.
by Alex Jackson, NIWC Atlantic Public Affairs Office - 23 Jun 2026 - Press Release
Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic is hosting its annual Aiken IDEAs STEM Camp in Aiken, South Carolina, from July 13–17. Partnering with local organizations, the program provides hands-on activities, career preparation, and industry networking across a three-stage STEM pipeline for elementary, middle, high school, and college students. Registration is required.
America is a maritime nation. Since before our Nation’s inception, the Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. Beginning in January 2025, the Navy celebrates its 250th birthday with a series of commemorative events, multilateral exercises, and community engagements.