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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 engineer earns DON Superior Civilian Service Award

William “Dave” Shallcross, an engineer with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Customer Advocate and Field Team Office, who currently detailed to the Office of Naval Research-Global, recently was awarded the Department of the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, the second highest DON civilian award, for his sustained exceptional service as science advisor and special assistant to the Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet, from 2022 through 2025.

Jan. 12, 2026 - William “Dave” Shallcross, an engineer for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Customer Advocate and Field Team Office, who is currently detailed to the Office of Naval Research Global (ONR-G),...

NUWC Division Newport’s role in developing undersea robotic autonomous systems focus of visit by Submarine Group Two commander

Rear Adm. Melvin Smith (right), commander of Submarine Group Two, chats with Eric Simone (from left), director of programs for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare Platforms and Payload Integration Department, Technical Director Marie Bussiere, Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Behm, and Executive Officer Cmdr. Daniel Miller, during his visit to warfare center on Dec. 11, 2025. Smith was briefed on NUWC Division Newport’s development and delivery of undersea robotic autonomous systems capabilities to the U.S. Navy fleet.

Jan. 5, 2026 - Rear Adm. Melvin R. Smith, commander of Submarine Group Two, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Dec. 11, delivering a message of gratitude to the workforce during the command’s holiday cookie...

NUWC Division Newport sets command Toys for Tots donation record

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Behm (right) is joined by members of the workforce who volunteered to collect and package donations for the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program on Dec. 17, 2025. The volunteers included Ryan Campbell (from left), support contractor Dan Pimentel, Stacie Paquette, Jocelyn Borcuk, Monica DeAngelis, Erica Felins, David Loiselle, Erin Oliveira, Emily Robinson, Natasha Dickenson, Tara Moll, support contractor Tammy Condry, Jennifer James, and Michael Geremia.

Dec. 23, 2025 - Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport employees this holiday season displayed generosity, compassion and resolve, setting a new command record by donating 1,377 toys to the Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys...

NUWC Division Newport’s AUTEC range performs first sensor accuracy test of a German ship for NATO FORACS

German sailors assigned to the Federal German Ship Berlin (A 1411) stand alongside members of the NATO Fleet Operational Readiness Accuracy Check Sites team to mark completion of sensor testing in October 2025 at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport's Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center in the Bahamas. Steven Petrison (third from right), of the Ranges, Engineering and Analysis Department, is the range manager assigned at Division Newport’s West Palm Beach detachment in Florida.

Dec. 8, 2025 - In October, a German navy ship completed sensor accuracy testing at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) for the first time, marking a milestone for...

NUWC Division Newport hosts warfighters panel, ‘Cup O’ Joe’ to celebrate veterans

As part of a celebration of veterans, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport hosted “Passing the Watch: Submarine Generations,” a panel that featured Lt. Andrew Emge (from left), retired Lt. Ronald Renner, retired Cmdr. David Kelly, and Division Newport Commanding Officer Capt. Kevin Behm, on Nov. 13, 2025.

Nov. 24, 2025 - United by their service as U.S. Navy submariners, four men spanning decades in age came together at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Nov. 13...

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NUWC Division Newport
1176 Howell St.
Newport, RI 02841

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