Chesapeake Bay Detachment
The Chesapeake Bay Detachment occupies a 168-acre site near Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, and provides facilities and support services for research in radar, electronic warfare, optical devices, materials, communications, and fire research.
Because of its location high above the
Chesapeake Bay on the western shore, unique experiments
can be performed in conjunction with the Tilghman Island
site 16 km across the bay from CBD. Some of these
experiments include low clutter and generally low
background radar measurements. By using CBD's support
vessels, experiments are performed that involve
dispensing chaff over water and radar target
characterizations of aircraft and ships.
Basic research is also conducted in radar antenna properties, testing of radar remote sensing concepts, use of radar to sensor ocean waves, and laser propagation. CBD also hosts facilities of the Navy Technology Center for Safety and Survivability, which conducts fire research on simulated carrier, surface, and submarine platforms.