LCDR Patrick Rawlinson

Undersea Warfare Projects Officer

Defense Innovation Unit (DIU)

LCDR Patrick Rawlinson is the Undersea Warfare Systems Officer at the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU). In this role, he coordinates the efforts of DIU Program Managers to ensure alignment between DIU’s Maritime Portfolio efforts and Navy/Combatant Command priorities. As DIU’s Navy lead at the Pentagon, he ensures that key maritime technologies are delivered, and that the Navy is ready to accept and field the new capabilities.

LCDR Rawlinson came to DIU in his 15th year of service to the US Navy as a Submariner. During his career, he’s served as the Operational Support Officer at Research and Development Support Activity, Navigator of USS Michigan (SSGN 727 Gold), Weapons Officer and Decommissioning Coordinator of USS Bremerton (SSN 698), and Damage Control Assistant on USS Maine (SSBN 741 Blue).

LCDR Rawlinson earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics and Chemistry from Baldwin-Wallace College, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and a Master of Arts in National Defense and Strategic Studies from the United States Naval War College. His publications include: Torpedoes: Get Smaller to Think Bigger in the US Naval Institute’s Proceedings (March, 2024) and The Importance of Submarine Tendersto a Modern Naval War in the Naval Submarine League’s Review (September, 2017).

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