The Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center – VASCIC – was established in 1998 by the Commonwealth of Virginia's General Assembly.  The purpose of  VASCIC is to enhance and promote the quality and competitiveness of Virginia’s shipbuilding industry and to promote the general welfare of Virginia citizens.

 

Northrop Grumman Newport News will manage VASCIC.  In this state-of-the-art facility, Newport News along with electronic system suppliers, software suppliers, U.S. Navy laboratories and program representatives, and Virginia institutions of higher learning, will develop new technologies for aircraft carriers and advanced shipbuilding.

VASCIC Benefits Virginia

• Creates jobs in Virginia
• Increases Virginia's share of Science and Technology funding
• Creates a technology hub
• Acts as a cornerstone for downtown Newport News redevelopment
• Creates new training initiatives and job opportunities
• Unites industry, government, and academia

VASCIC Provides Benefits to the US Navy and Others

• Provides a state-of-the-art R&D integration facility
• Supports Navy initiatives (Future Naval Capabilities, Total Ownership Cost reduction, Tech Transfer)
• Initiates and facilitates close relationship between shipbuilding/design and academia
• Transitions technology across multiple platforms
• Builds infrastructure & relationships for long term world class collaborative center