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NUWC Division Newport

NEWPORT, RI - NUWC Division Newport, one of two divisions of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, is the Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet support center for submarine warfare systems and many other systems associated with the undersea battlespace.

In-Service Engineering Support

WHAT WE DO MATTERS: In-service engineering and at-sea testing to advance U.S. Navy systems are some of the ways NUWC Division Newport supports the fleet.

UUV Launch and Recovery

WHAT WE DO MATTERS: Division Newport’s Engineering and Diving Support Unit provided launch and recovery support for an LDUUV at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in 2022.

Award-Winning Scientists and Engineers

The AN/BYG-1 Combat Control VTwin Team won the 2020 Assistant Secretary of the Navy RD&A Dr. Delores M. Etter Top Scientists and Engineers Award.

Oculus Rift glasses in the virtual world

NEWPORT, RI - A NUWC Division Newport employee demonstrates Oculus Rift glasses in the virtual world.

Division Newport's New Professional Network

NEWPORT, RI - A group of employees known as the New Professional Network hosts several events to help new hires meet, socialize, and learn about Division Newport.

NUWC Division Newport

Learn more about career opportunities at NUWC Division Newport by visiting:

http://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Career-Opportunities/

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NUWC inFocus: Undersea Sensors
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NUWC inFocus: Test and Evaluation
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NUWC inFocus: Torpedoes
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NUWC inFocus: Cybersecurity
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NUWC inFocus: Science
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NUWC Division Newport awards ceremony recognizes 12 patent inventors, published authors

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Chief Technology Officer Dr. Jason Gomez (at podium from right) listens as Jim Kasischke, supervisory patent counsel, thanks employees attending a ceremony to recognize the most recent patent inventors and authors of published articles. The ceremony was held on May 30, 2025.

June 9, 2025 - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s newest crop of inventors and authors were celebrated during a ceremony that recognized the latest patents and journal articles on May 30. The event capped a...

PEO UWS executive director stresses the importance of submarines during May 19 visit to NUWC Division Newport

Program Executive Office, Undersea Warfare Systems, Executive Director Mike McClatchey, emphasizes the critical role the submarine platform and warfare center play in safeguarding our country during a visit to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport on May 19, 2025. McClatchey spoke to about 40 Division Newport scientists and engineers, as well as a handful of Team Submarine members, participating in Division Newport’s Submarine Combat Systems Course.

May 30, 2025 - During his visit to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on May 19, Executive Director Mike McClatchey, a member of the Senior Executive Service, Program Executive Office, Undersea Warfare Systems (PEO...

NUWC Division Newport commander advises SeaPort Council representatives that warfare center is ‘open for business’

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings tells contracting company representatives that the warfare center is “open for business,” as members of Division Newport’s Contracts Department look on, during the SeaPort Next Generation (NxG) and Contracts Council meeting held at the warfare center on May 14, 2025.

May 28, 2025 - Despite rapid and dramatic changes within the federal government under the current administration, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport remains “open for business.” That was the message delivered by...

NUWC Division Newport’s 70th anniversary of explosion demonstrates the importance of honoring Memorial Day

On the morning of April 26, 1955, five civilian workers at the Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, a precursor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Division Newport, were killed in an explosion during a test event in a dynamometer test room. The blast is believed to have resulted from a high-pressure line rupture while testing a high-energy monopropellant fuel in a modified Mark 16 Mod 3 torpedo. This year marks the 70th anniversary of that incident and the deaths and highlights the importance of recognizing Memorial Day.

May 23, 2025 - On the morning of April 26, 1955, five civilian workers at the Naval Underwater Ordnance Station, a precursor organization of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, were killed in an explosion during a...

MIT lecturer, author shares research on innovation with NUWC Division Newport workforce

Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, presents “MIT’s Approach to Innovation” to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport workforce on May 7, 2025, as part of a monthlong focus on innovation. Budden said that as tensions rise globally, large organizations, like the Department of Defense, must innovate at a more rapid pace, but with minimized risk.

May 22, 2025 - Dr. Phil Budden, a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Sloan School of Management, delivered a briefing titled “MIT’s Approach to Innovation” to the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC)...

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NUWC Division Newport
1176 Howell St.
Newport, RI 02841

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