[3][4] NSMRL is located in Groton, Connecticut near the mouth of the Thames River and Long Island Sound.

[3][5] The suspended cable floor and fiberglass wedges provide an "echo-free" environment that is essential for efforts on spatialized auditory displays and transducer evaluation.

The laboratory has a 142 m3 enclosed atmosphere testing environment and facilities for cardiopulmonary and metabolic workload assessment.

[3][5] It also has maintained close collaboration with the Royal Navy and its facilities at Alverstoke, England on several projects.

The laboratory also maintains an enclosed 25-foot Boston Whaler equipped with GPS and radar to support open water diving research.