Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic

32°57′55.8″N 79°58′16.7″W

Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic
(NIWC Atlantic)
Founded1978 (1978)
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Navy
Part ofNaval Information Warfare Systems Command
Garrison/HQNaval Support Activity Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Commanders
CommanderCAPT Nicole K. Nigro, USN
Executive DirectorPeter C. Reddy

The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic (NIWC Atlantic) is an Echelon III activity of the United States Navy located in North Charleston, South Carolina. The center’s mission is to deliver information warfare solutions that protect national security. This includes communication systems (radios), networking systems (routers/switches), cyber operations (red team/forensics/network defense), intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (sensors/decision support applications), business systems (benefits/personnel) and information security.

Effective February 18, 2019, the names of the systems center changed from Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SPAWAR) to Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic.

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