Weapon Systems facilities in RI

Narragansett Bay Shallow Water Test Facility

Newport, RI

The Narragansett Bay Shallow Water Test Facility (NBSWTF), located just off the coast of Newport, RI, is a Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) test and evaluation function that offers a variety of unique shallow water ranges to government and private industry which permit prototype underwater weapons systems to be exposed to real environments with a minimum risk of loss.