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Highlighting the critical role that NUWC Division Newport plays in supporting the U.S. Navy fleet.

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 employee shares family legacy with USS Fort Lauderdale

John Lauderdale of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare Electromagnetic Systems Department displays personal challenge coins presented to him during a tour of the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) while the ship was docked at Naval Station Newport from Nov. 21-24, 2024. The ship and city in Florida are named after Lauderdale’s great-great-great-granduncle William, who served as a lieutenant under Andrew Jackson when the Tennessee volunteers were dispatched to New Orleans in 1812 and as a major during the Second Seminole War in 1838.

Jan. 8, 2025 - When the USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) docked at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island from Nov. 21-24, it was especially meaningful for a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employee whose family name is...

NUWC Division Newport’s 2024 Toys for Tots drive nets impressive donations

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere (fourth from right) and Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings (third from right) are joined by the many volunteers who assisted in a collection of the donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve 2024 Toys for Tots program on Dec. 13, 2024. Among the volunteers were Emily Kearns (from left), Mike Geremia, Jack O’Toole, Tara Moll, David Loiselle, Erica Felins, Erin Oliveira, Natasha Dickenson, Ryan McLarney, Luke Fairbanks, Todd Cabral and Tammy Condry. Nearly 1,000 items were collected and transported to U.S. Marine Corps Reserve headquarters in Cranston, Rhode Island, in support of the drive.

Dec. 18, 2024 - Natasha Dickenson, a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport marine scientist, returned from a work-related trip in the early morning hours of Dec. 13, but she wasn’t about to miss one of her favorite days of...

NUWC Division Newport senior analyst earns DON Meritorious Civilian Service Award

Martin Guyotte (from left), a recently retired senior staff analyst from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare Mission Engineering and Analysis Department, is presented the Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award by Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings on Nov. 26, 2024. Guyotte, who retired on Nov. 29 after 35 years of service, was recognized with the third highest honorary civilian award bestowed by the U.S. Navy for his outstanding achievements as a senior staff analyst from January 2018 to November 2024.

Dec. 13, 2024 - Martin J. Guyotte, a recently retired senior staff analyst from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Undersea Warfare (USW) Mission Engineering and Analysis Department, was presented a Department of the...

NUWC Division Newport senior technologist receives ONR award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science

David Pistacchio, a senior technologist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Chief Technology Office, was recently selected for the 2023 Office of Naval Research Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science, the highest award that ONR confers on a naval research scientist. He was honored for his work as a national and international subject matter expert in active and passive acoustic signal processing.

Dec. 12, 2024 - David Pistacchio, a senior technologist in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Chief Technology Office, was selected for the 2023 Office of Naval Research (ONR) Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding...

NUWC Division Newport hosts NATO Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation delegation to foster further collaboration

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport hosted the NATO Science and Technology Organization (STO) Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) on Dec. 4, 2024, for tours and briefings to further solidify the relationship between the two organizations. Pictured are Dr. Kevin LePage (seated from left), principal scientist/chief technology officer, NATO STO-CMRE; Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Chad Hennings; Dr. Eric Pouliquen. CMRE director; Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere; Lt. Cmdr. Chad Carlson, executive officer, NATO STO-CMRE; Dr. Robert Been (standing from left), head anti-submarine warfare, NATO STO-CMRE; Dr. Joao Alves, principal scientist/branch head, NATO STO-CMRE; Italian navy Capt. Sergio Allegro Pontani, head, Integrated Business Support Unit, NATO STO-CMRE; Chief Technology Officer Dr. Vittorio Ricci, NUWC Headquarters; Trevor Kelly-Bissonette, director of International Cooperation, Naval Surface Warfare Center/NUWC Warfare Centers; Division Newport Chief Technology Officer Dr. Jason Gomez; and Dr. Yan Pailhas, NATO STO-CMRE.

Dec. 11, 2024 - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Dec. 4 welcomed a delegation from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Science and Technology Organization (STO) Centre for Maritime Research and...

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