Power Proj Applied Research

Abstract

In an Artificial Intelligence (AI)enabled maritime battlespace, the ability to fight at the speed of light will determine the outcome. The effective defense against threats increasingly beyond human speed, will enable U.S. naval forces to outthink, outmaneuver and outfight adversaries. This Program Element (PE) supports both advanced technology research and near to mid-term transition opportunities. The advanced research focus is primarily on directed energy, high speed weapon propulsion, Electro-Optic/Infrared (EO/IR) sensor technologies, and Naval Precision Strike Operations. The goal of this research is to develop technologies and capabilities that enable Directed Energy (DE) weapons as well as defense against adversary DE systems; the development of vehicle and propulsion technology for high-speed weapons operating from Mach 3 to Mach 8 and beyond; investment in the areas of Electro Optic/Infrared devises and advanced sensors; and technologies that provide the navy of the future the ability to quickly locate, target, and strike critical targets ashore. Today's Sailors and Marines are enabled by naval Science and Technology (S&T). Since 1946, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has fostered scientific research related to the maintenance of maritime superiority and national defense. ONR manages the Department of the Navy's (DON) portfolio of naval Basic and Applied research, and Advanced Technology Development investments to ensure naval forces can effectively deter conflict, but when called upon, fight, win and come home safe. Current investments hedge against uncertainty, providing solutions to commanders today, and options for the future. The Naval S&T budget supports higher guidance defined by the National Defense Strategy, and responds to requirements identified by the Secretary of the Navy through research priorities set by the Chief of Naval Research, coordinated across the Naval Research Enterprise (NRE), and outlined in the Naval R&D Framework. This Program Element (PE) funds Applied Research, which is the systematic study to understand the means to meet a recognized and specific need. Most of the work in this PE can be classified between Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 2 (technology concept and/or application formulation) and TRL 4 (component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environments). Due to the number of efforts in this PE, the programs described herein are representative of the work included in this PE.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2022
• Source ID: 0602114N_2_1319_PB_2022
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: No significant change. Technical: No significant change. Schedule: No significant change
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Air Platforms
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Sensors
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Boundary Layer
• Combustion
• Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems
• Detection
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy
• High Energy
• High Power Microwaves
• Hypersonic Missiles
• Infrared Radiation
• Long-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
• Machine Learning
• Optics
• Radar
• Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation

Readers

• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

• AI & ML
• AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
• Directed Energy