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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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Connecting the Dots
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The Knot: Born To Do This
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NUWC Newport Headlines

NUWC Division Newport’s Federal Women’s Program hosts speaker for Women’s Equality Day

Cmdr. Abaigeal Hillyard, deputy director of the Human Resources Center of Excellence at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport on Aug. 29, 2024, to discuss leadership, in honor of Women’s Equality Day. The event was hosted by Division Newport’s Federal Women’s Program.

Sept. 12, 2024 - Leadership — how we are influenced, how we influence others and how to be successful at leading — was the focus of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport’s Women’s Equality Day celebration held on Aug. 29...

NUWC Division Newport announces plans for National Center of Excellence for Tactical Oceanography at Defense Innovation Days

Carlos Del Toro (center), Secretary of the Navy, is flanked by members of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport workforce during the Southeastern New England Defense Industrial Alliance Defense Innovation Days, which were held Aug. 26-28 at the Marriott Hotel in Newport. A keynote speaker, Del Toro highlighted all aspects of the defense ecosystem to emphasize the importance of working together.

Sept. 4, 2024 - Plans are in motion to establish a National Center of Excellence for Tactical Oceanography at Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport...

Northeast Tech Bridge’s Blue Tech Demo Day will feature innovative technology at NUWC Division Newport

The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Northeast Tech Bridge, alongside nonprofit partner 401 Tech Bridge, will host more than 30 technology companies showcasing their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day on Aug. 29, 2024. The daylong event aims to connect innovative small businesses with U.S. Navy scientists and engineers and Department of Defense stakeholders to facilitate rapid delivery of capabilities to the warfighter.

Aug. 26, 2024 - More than 30 technology companies will showcase their products during the 2024 Blue Tech Demo Day partially being held at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on Aug. 29...

NUWC Division Newport marine biologist studies fin whale stranding in Rhode Island

A 42,000-pound fin whale washed ashore in Potter Pond in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, on Feb. 29, 2024. The juvenile female had to be euthanized after responding agencies determined the fin whale could not dislodge itself from a series of rocks on the shoreline. Monica DeAngelis, a marine mammal biologist at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport and a certified volunteer member of the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut, hopes that through studies she conducted biologists and engineers can learn more about collisions between marine mammals and U.S. Navy vessels.

Aug. 15, 2024 - A 42-foot, 25,000-pound fin whale that had to be euthanized in February after a stranding in a Rhode Island pond could help the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport biologists and engineers learn more about...

NUWC Division Newport branch head wins Leaders and Achievers Award from Providence Business News

Mary Ann Gardner, head of the Procurement 4 Branch of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Contracts Department, recently won a 2024 Providence Business News Leaders and Achievers Award, which honors individuals for their leadership, achievements, longstanding commitment to the business community, community service and mentoring efforts.

Aug. 9, 2024 - Mary Ann Gardner, head, of the Procurement 4 Branch of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s Contracts Department, recently won a 2024 Providence Business News Leaders and Achievers Award...

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NUWC Division Newport
1176 Howell St.
Newport, RI 02841

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