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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

COVID-19

The impact of coronavirus (COVID-19) on Division Newport's workforce is being monitored daily.

Naval Station Newport transitioned to Health Protection Condition (HPCON) Alpha on Feb. 25, 2023. At this time, while Newport County is at a LOW status for COVID, there are currently no COVID-19 requirements. More information is posted on the work status page: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Home/Warfare-Centers/NUWC-Newport/Who-We-Are/Work-Status/

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has posted information at: www.navsea.navy.mil/Resources/Coronavirus

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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Family, faith and mathematics: NUWC Division Newport engineer reflects on 50 years since leaving Uganda for US

Mohamed Ahmed, an electrical engineer in Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, poses in front of an American flag on Nov. 16, 2022. The flag is a source of pride for Ahmed, who on Nov. 21, 2022, marked 50 years since arriving in the United States as a refugee from Uganda.

March 13, 2023 - The pride is unmistakable as Mohamed Ahmed, an electrical engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Sensors and Sonar Systems Department, lays out a series of pictures on the table in front of...

NUWC Division Newport will co-host Navy Day at New Bedford Whaling Museum on March 18

New Bedford Whaling Museum’s Navy Day, hosted with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, will be held Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Navy Day, offers a full schedule of fun and educational opportunities for the public to experience the Navy’s role in environmental preservation, marine mammal protection and underwater research, as well as the museum’s extensive historical collection. For more information, visit https://www.whalingmuseum.org/.

March 10, 2023 - Navy Day at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, hosted with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport, will be held on Saturday, March 18, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the museum located at 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New...

NAVSEA Warfare Centers unite for today’s Navy, tomorrow’s Navy, and the Navy after next

(right) Rear Adm. Kevin P. Byrne, Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center commander, stands with NAVSEA commanding officers, technical directors and warfare centers headquarters staff leadership from around the country during the NAVSEA Warfare Centers Leadership Team meeting in Panama City, Fla., Feb. 22 - 23. Front row (from left): Larry Tarasek, Jeff Koe, Capt. Mike Aiena, Michael Slater, Capt. Brandon Larson, Andrea Perles, Ana Gulian, Ron Vien, Dale Sisson, Brad Jordan, Dr. Peter Adair, Dr. Angie Lewis, Rear Adm. Byrne, Second row (from left): Nigel Thijs, Capt. Tony Holmes, Andy Buckon, Capt. A.P. Breksa, Gene Hackney, Dianne Costlow, Commander Christina Carino, Capt. Richard Ardolino, Capt. Duncan McKay, Dr. David Sanders, Capt. Dana Simon, Jon Legge, Beth Warner, Capt. Chad Hennings, Adam Nave, Capt. Sylvester Brown, Capt. Eric Correll, Third row (from left): Capt. David Back, Capt. Phillip Mlynarski, Capt. Todd Hutchison, Dr. Vic Ricci, Capt. Gordon Hunt, David Grande, Ken Dotson, Capt. Damian Clem, Ashley Johnson, and Mark Oesterreich.

March 1, 2023 - Naval Sea Systems Command Warfare Center leadership from around the country assembled on the Emerald Coast to continue their mission to serve as the Navy’s principal research, development, test and evaluation assessment...

Historian shares Newport’s African American heritage as part of NUWC Division Newport’s Black History Month celebration

Keith Stokes, a member of the R.I. Black Heritage Society and vice president of the 1696 Heritage Group, a consulting firm dedicated to helping persons and institutions of color increase their knowledge of African history in the United States, speaks to Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport employees about Newport’s African American history on Feb. 17, 2023, as part of the command’s celebration of Black History Month.

March 1, 2023 - As wealthy white businessmen and socialites — those depicted in the HBO drama series “The Gilded Age” — used Newport as their summertime playground in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there were a number of people of...

NUWC Division Newport’s impact on economy was $1.5 billion in 2022

The total funded program of Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport in fiscal year 2022 reached $1.5 billion. The brochure is posted here: https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/NUWC_Newport/NUWCDivisionNewportEconomicReport2022.pdf

Feb. 14, 2023 - The total funded program of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport reached approximately $1.5 billion in 2022. Of its total operating budget, $623 million was spent by Division Newport in civilian payroll...

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1176 Howell St.
Newport, RI 02841

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