Space Coast EDC Attends Naval Ordnance Test Unit Change of Command, 75th Anniversary Ceremony at Port Canaveral

BREVARD COUNTY • PORT CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – Naval presence in Florida’s Space Coast is profound, and the Economic Development Commission of Florida’s Space Coast was recently honored to be in attendance at the Naval Ordnance Test Unit (NOTU) Change of Command, this 75th anniversary year for NOTU.

The NOTU operates the Navy Port at Port Canaveral, supporting submarines and surface ships of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and foreign navies and assets of the Military Sealift Command.

NOTU serves the country by supporting and testing sea-based weapons systems in a safe environment.

Many industry and community leaders support the program. NOTU, which works in close coordination with SLD45, Lockheed, Draper, and L3, has a strong reputation for delivering results.

“We’re proud to stand shoulder to shoulder with sailors, civilians, and contractors who have enabled success in launch for 75 years and counting,” said a spokesperson for the EDC of the Space Coast.

The Naval Ordnance Test Unit was created in 1950. NOTU directs almost all of its effort toward supporting Fleet Ballistic Missile development, which resulted in NOTU being assigned to the Director, Special Projects (now Strategic Systems Programs), with a mission to support the development of the Polaris Missile.

The command directly supports the mission capability and readiness of the United States Navy’s Trident Submarines as well as the Fleet Ballistic Missile program of the United Kingdom.

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