Secretary of Defense to visit Naval Undersea Warfare Center In Newport

May 23, 2016 4:54 pm

By: News Staff

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Newport, R.I.- U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter is scheduled to visit the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport on Wednesday, May 25 from 11:30 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.

During the visit, Secretary Carter will view a variety of cutting-edge technologies at NUWC, including waterfront demonstrations of unmanned surface, undersea, and air vehicles, as well as innovative undersea technologies such as biologically-inspired sensors and immersive virtual worlds.

NUWC is a Navy shore command within the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), which engineers, builds and supports America’s fleet of ships and combat systems.