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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)...

NUWC Division Newport hosts the commander of Submarine Group 7 for tours, briefings on May 2

Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck (right), Commander of Submarine Group 7 and Task Forces 54 and 74 based in Yokosuka, Japan, is welcomed to Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport by Eugene Hackney (from left), director of Undersea Warfare at NUWC/Naval Surface Warfare Center Headquarters, and Division Newport Deputy Technical Director Stephen O’Grady on May 2, 2025. Tours and briefings with NUWC Division Newport personnel gave Reifsteck insight into the latest updates to and future warfighting tools at his disposal, while also providing warfare center employees with an understanding of emergent fleet needs.

May 20, 2025 - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport welcomed Rear Adm. Lincoln Reifsteck, Commander of Submarine Group 7 (CSG7) and Task Forces 54 and 74 based in Yokosuka, Japan, on May 2...

NUWC Division Newport-sponsored robotics team finishes among top alliances at world competition

Team 78 AIR STRIKE of Aquidneck Island Robotics in Rhode Island, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, attended the 2025 FIRST World Championship held April 16-19 in Houston, Texas. The team reached the finals of the Daly Division — finishing among the top 16 alliances in the world. Pictured are team mentors Austin Estrella (from left) and Alex Corey, of Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles, and Defensive Systems Department; and Rhode Island team members, Laura Hoag, Rogers High School in Newport; Cameron Sousa, Middletown High School; Hailey Ferguson, Prout High School in South Kingstown; and Andrew Rodrigues of Portsmouth High School.

May 19, 2025 - Team 78 AIR STRIKE, a Rhode Island-based FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) high school robotics team, sponsored by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, concluded its 2025 competition season with...

First Augmented Reality Maintenance Systems Operational on Five Ships

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) Fire Controlman Petty Officer 1st Class Donald Tran demonstrates the Augmented Reality Maintenance System aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) during a recent Combat Systems Assessment Team event at NSWC PHD. The technology could reduce the number of onboard technical assistance visits by connecting sailors and subject matter experts through augmented reality and audio.

May 16, 2025 - Sailors are a ship’s first line of defense against system failures. But when the issue requires a subject matter expert (SME), repairs have often had to wait until a technician could travel to the ship.Enter ARMS, short for...

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