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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 hosts change of command on Sept. 3

Capt. Kevin J. Behm (left) relieves Capt. Chad F. Hennings as commanding officer of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport during a change of command held on Sept. 3, 2025. Rear Adm. Peter D. Small (right), commander of the Naval Undersea and Surface Warfare Centers and chief engineer for the Naval Sea Systems Command, served as guest speaker during the event. Behm became the warfare center's 72nd commanding officer.

Sept. 4, 2025 - Capt. Kevin J. Behm became the 72nd commanding officer of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport as he relieved Capt. Chad F. Hennings during a change of command ceremony held on Sept. 3...

NUWC Division Newport’s summer STEM program is a steppingstone to careers

Mirolla Saleb (center) of Bishop Stang High School in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, drives her team’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) in a test pool as teammates Alexander Tungkasiri (from left) of The Pennington School in New Jersey, and Rhode Island students, Joseph Vitolo of East Providence High School, Cole Shotwell of North Kingstown High School, and Avi Tripurneni of East Greenwich High School, look on. The ROV competition, held on Aug. 13, 2025, was part of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Undersea Technology Apprentice Program, which welcomed 50 high school students to explore building, programming and operating ROVs over two three-week sessions held in July in August.

Aug. 27, 2025 - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Undersea Technology Apprentice Program (UTAP) welcomed 50 high school students to explore building, programming and driving remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) over...

NUWC Division Newport Annual Awards recognize outstanding achievements in 2024

A team of 20 employees from the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department won the Commanding Officer/Technical Director Award in the 2024 Annual Awards ceremony held on July 29, 2025. Team members in attendance were Preston Graham (from left), Jackeline Diapis, Jacob Silva, Brandon Medeiros, Omar Rivera-Morales, Jason Lemish, Amanda Thompson, Steven Whitford, Stefanie Zamorski, Matthew Villanueva, Rae Santella, Amy Merluzzo, Kyle Thibodeaux, Abigail Small, and Jay Patel. Winners not pictured include Mark Campbell, Kyle Fenton, Ryan Krechel, Jason Turner, and Michael Zhang.

Aug. 20, 2025 - The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport celebrated its top individual and team achievements for calendar year 2024 during the Annual Awards ceremony held on July 29. There were 189 winners in 24 award...

NUWC Division Newport hosts supervisors’ course for NAVSEA enterprise

Joe Michalak (from right), manager of the Naval Sea Systems Command’s Propel Leadership Development Program, presents John Mayer from Supervisor of Shipbuilding Gulf Coast a completion certificate for the Propel Launch course on July 25, 2025. The five-day course focused on leadership, organizational culture and personal development was hosted by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport, July 21-25, 2025.

Aug. 1, 2025 - Twenty-five supervisors from Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) warfare centers and other commands participated in a five-day Propel Launch course that focused on leadership, organizational culture and personal development,...

Five NUWC Division Newport employees receive 2024 NAVSEA Excellence Awards

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport team members from the Undersea Warfare Combat Systems Department Christopher Ekholm (from left), Matthew Cote and Shelley McInnis recently won the Excellence in Engineering Award in the 2024 Naval Sea Systems Command Excellence Awards program, as members on the Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer Development Team. A collaborative effort between Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division and Division Newport, the team was honored for outstanding technical leadership, dedication to innovation, and demonstrated exceptional collaboration.

July 23, 2025 - Five Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport personnel recently were among the winners of the 2024 Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) Excellence Awards. Winners are selected based on their significant...

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