
Welcome - Naval Innovation Center
In Dec. 2022, the 78th Secretary of the Navy Announced the Naval Innovation Center at NPS.
“I am also directing the creation of a Naval Innovation Center at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California – right in the heart of our nation’s leading technology corridor. This will serve as a premier military education facility tailored to innovation and experimentation, serving as a technology resource for Navy and Marine Corps warfighting development commands, as well as a go-to partner of the defense industrial base, the technology sector, and academia...”

Naval Guidance

“We must think, act, and operate differently today so the leaders of tomorrow have the players, the concepts, and the capabilities they need to fight and win.”
— CNO NAVPLAN
"We must continue to capitalize on the inherent brilliance of our Marines and implement their innovation at speed."
— CMC PLANNING GUIDANCEInnovation Cycle
Our innovation cycle is grounded in a 5-step process that is being scaled across DoD. At NPS, our operationally experienced students inform the innovation process. The Naval Warfare Studies Institute at NPS works with the fleet to identify and curate problems in collaboration with the new NPS Office of Research and Innovation (OR&I). Together with partners from industry, NPS innovation moves research concepts from idea to impact.

Where Innovation Happens
Innovation-driven, NPS develops warfighters and warfighting solutions.

Education
Defense-focused, naval-relevant education prepares critical and strategic thinkers able to problem-solve, adapt, innovate and lead.

Research
Cross-discipline teams conduct classified and applied research to develop innovative solutions informed by student operational insight.

Innovation
Operationalize concepts and scale research solutions with industry partners; taking ideas to impact for maritime dominance.
The NPS Innovation Process in Action
NPS graduate education and research enables innovative ideas and solutions applied to real-world operational problems.
How does the Naval Innovation Center process work?
Read more about the innovation operating concept at NPS: Article | Booklet (single or 2-page view).
Get Involved!
Learn more about the Naval Warfare Studies Institute and NPS Office of Research & Innovation.
If you're the fleet...
If you're industry...
Contact Us
Join us in our bold vision to accelerate innovation
Learn more about the vision for a purpose-built facility to house the Naval Innovation Center at NPS.