Ocean Wrfghtg Env Applied Res

Abstract

This project provides the foundational environmental knowledge for undersea, surface and air-based warfighting technologies and effective operations anywhere on the globe, as well as the operation of unattended sensors and unmanned air, surface and underwater vehicles. This project includes the Navy contribution to broader federal research such as the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), efforts aimed at understanding and predicting the impacts of underwater sound on Marine Mammals, and efforts to improve extended range environmental prediction through coupled Earth system models. Major efforts of this project are devoted to gaining real-time knowledge of the Battlespace Environment (BSE), understanding the variability between processes in the world's ocean, atmosphere and coastal regions, and providing the on-scene commander with the capability to exploit the environment to tactical, operational, and strategic advantage. Research results are transitioned to the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center and to the Naval Oceanographic Office where they are used to provide timely information about the natural environment for all fleet operations. Efforts include ocean and atmospheric analysis and prediction for real-time description of the operational environment from near space to the sub-seafloor, shallow water acoustics, sensors for undersea surveillance and weapon systems, and influences of the natural environment on Mine Countermeasures, Naval Mining, Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW), Information Warfare, and Naval Special Warfare systems.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2025
• Source ID: 0000_0602435N_2_1319_PB_2025

Tags

Fields of Study

• Environmental science

Readers

• Acoustical Oceanography.
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies

Technology Areas

• Autonomy
• Autonomy - UAVs
• Space