Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston
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The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) is a component of the United States Navy
located in Charleston, South Carolina
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The center provides knowledge superiority to joint warfighters
and peacekeepers
through the development, acquisition and life cycle support of effectively integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, Information Technology (IT) and Space capabilities.
The agency supports the Department of Defense
(DoD) and the Global War on Terrorism
.
SPAWAR also designs Air Particulate Detector (APD) monitors for the US Navy Nuclear fleet to detect airborne radioactive contamination.
The other four activities are:
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
located in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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The center provides knowledge superiority to joint warfighters
Joint warfare
Joint warfare is a military doctrine which places priority on the integration of the various service branches of a state's armed forces into one unified command...
and peacekeepers
Peacekeeping
Peacekeeping is an activity that aims to create the conditions for lasting peace. It is distinguished from both peacebuilding and peacemaking....
through the development, acquisition and life cycle support of effectively integrated Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems, Information Technology (IT) and Space capabilities.
The agency supports the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
(DoD) and the Global War on Terrorism
War on Terrorism
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
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SPAWAR
SSC Charleston is one of five field activities of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR). SPAWAR and its systems centers provide much of the tactical and non-tactical information management technology required by the Navy to complete its operational missions.SPAWAR also designs Air Particulate Detector (APD) monitors for the US Navy Nuclear fleet to detect airborne radioactive contamination.
The other four activities are:
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Norfolk
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San DiegoSpace and Naval Warfare Systems Center San DiegoSpace and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific is the U.S. Navy's research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for command, control and communication systems and ocean surveillance. SSC Pacific provides information resources to support the joint warfighter in...
- ITC New Orleans
- Space Field Activity