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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 leaders stress speed, wartime readiness during business workshop

Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport Deputy Technical Director Stephen O’Grady speaks at the Ocean State Workshop, an event hosted by NUWC Division Newport and the Rhode Island chapter of the National Contract Management Association at Naval Station Newport’s Officers’ Club on Jan. 27, 2026. The presentation focused on wartime readiness and the important relationship between industry and Division Newport. More than 250 people and 80 companies attended to hear presentations, network and collaborate in group training exercises.

Feb. 10, 2026 - As global tensions rise and the U.S. Navy prepares for the possibility of high-end conflict, leaders at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport say success will depend not only on technology, but on how well...

NUWC Division Newport discusses building partnerships with RI commerce officials, industry representatives

Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce Stefan Pryor (second from left) shares information on creating industry partnerships with Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport Technical Director Marie Bussiere, Deputy Technical Director Steve O’Grady and Executive Officer Cmdr. Daniel Miller (at left) during a briefing held on Jan. 16, 2026.

Feb. 9, 2026 - As the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport looks to expand on its “Mastery of the Seas at All Depths” strategic vision, collaborating with industry partners will be a vital piece to success. To that end, the...

NUWC Division Newport engineer commissioned in Navy Reserve

Adilah Khan (from right), an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Department, is congratulated by Capt. Kim Pavlovic, an engineer at Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division and acting commanding officer of the Naval Reserve SurgeMain in Norfolk, Virginia, after being commissioned as an U.S. Navy Reserve ensign during a ceremony held outside of the Naval War College Museum in Newport, Rhode Island, on Aug. 30, 2025.

Jan. 20, 2026 - Adilah Khan, an engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Department, was commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Navy Reserve during a ceremony held this summer at the Naval War...

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...

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NUWC Division Newport
1176 Howell St.
Newport, RI 02841

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