page_title: Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
hierarchical_section_title: Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment
caption_attribution_description: English: Southwell Business Park (ex-AUWE Portland)
context_page_description: The Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment was an Admiralty research department dedicated to underwater detection systems and weapons. It was formed at the Isle of Portland in 1959 and later became part of the Admiralty Research Agency in 1984.
context_section_description: The Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment was an Admiralty research department dedicated to underwater detection systems and weapons. It was formed at the Isle of Portland in 1959 and later became part of the Admiralty Research Agency (ARE) in 1984.
caption: AUWE(S) as it remains today, now the Southwell Business Park.
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