Test Vehicle Operations

Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, (NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV) Newport Ranges, Engineering, and Analysis Department, Waterfront Operations Branch (Code 7022) supports at-sea testing for advanced unmanned test vehicles, oceanographic systems, and acoustic communications. Branch personnel maintain expertise in safely conducting at-sea exercises and in the deployment and recovery retrieval of various test equipment and devices. Often, supporting tests of this nature requires assets to be used which are not owned by the Government. Examples of such equipment include fixed and rotary wing aircraft, oceangoing vessels, commercial diving support, vessel mobilization support, and use of various pieces of oceanographic equipment. NUWCDIVNPT is planning a test vehicle exercise from 27 - 28 May 2025 at the Jacksonville Shallow Water Tactics and Training Range (JSWTTR), off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida (FL). Up to sixteen (16) test vehicle are planned for evaluation of Operational Software. Services of multiple vessels and one aircraft will be required.