Key Objectives

NIUVT is focused on institutionalizing the numerous research, technology transfer and workforce development activities in undersea vehicle technology that UConn, URI and EB have been pursuing for years, by:

1. Conducting basic and applied RESEARCH on undersea vehicle technologies of strategic importance to the Navy through collaborative partnerships between the universities and industry;
2. Accelerating and facilitating TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION by ensuring relevant research can be more easily pulled into the shipbuilding industries; and
3. Supporting the WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT of a technically competent and innovative next generation technical workforce through Navy-focused research and education opportunities.