Research lab · United States

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport

HQ Newport, Rhode IslandFounded 18691001-5000 employeesUpdated Oct 18, 2026

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is a U.S.

Part ofNaval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

Research lab Uncrewed undersea vehicles

Website

Key facts

Type: Research lab
HQ: Newport, Rhode Island
Founded: 1869
Employees: 1001-5000
Parent: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
Facilities: 1

As of: Oct 18, 2026
Sources: 3

More facts (2)

As of: Oct 18, 2026
Sources: 3

About

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is a U.S. Navy warfare center within the Naval Sea Systems Command warfare-center enterprise. It provides research, engineering, test, evaluation, and fleet support in its specialized naval mission area. The center develops and sustains technologies and systems for the Navy and works with program offices, fleet customers, and industry partners. Its principal site is in Newport. NAVSEA identifies this organization among its warfare centers. This directory entry represents the parent division; subordinate detachments, ranges, and laboratories are not separately listed. This directory profile covers the parent organization; sub-laboratories, research programs, and other installations are not separately enumerated here.

Institution and Contracts

Institution: Warfare center
Sponsor: U.S. Navy
Operator: Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)

Capabilities1

Capabilities
Technology	Role	Maturity	TRL	Notes	Confidence
Uncrewed undersea vehicles	Researcher	—	—	The cited official source identifies this topic in the organization’s research or capability portfolio; no technology maturity inferred.	Confirmed

Uncrewed undersea vehicles
Researcher
The cited official source identifies this topic in the organization’s research or capability portfolio; no technology maturity inferred.
—Confirmed

Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.

Supply Chain1 facility

Facilities1

Facilities
Facility	Kind	Location	Status	Confidence
NUWC Division Newport	Lab	Newport, Rhode Island, United States	Operating	Confirmed

NUWC Division Newport
Lab · Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Operating
Confirmed

Hiring Observations

Official NUWC Newport civilian recruitment page; directs applicants to keyword-search USAJOBS for current Division Newport vacancies ↗

Use the official careers site for current openings and application requirements.

Sources3

Profile2

1
DatabaseNaval Undersea Warfare Center Newport company profile
Octen Business Search · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · founded year, Organization · hq region, Organization · linkedin url
“employee_range: 1001-5000 (profile: 1001-5000 employees)”
2
Government recordOfficial careers / federal employment page
Supports Organization

Technologies1

3
Government recordNaval Sea Systems Command > Home > Warfare Centers
U.S. Government · Supports Facility · city, Organization, Organization · description, Organization technology · technology
“NEWPORT, RI”

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