Warfighter Sustainment Applied Res

Abstract

U.S. Sailors and Marines underpin all missions. Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled decision aides, autonomy, human-machine training, augmented performance, command and control and protective equipment will ensure their advantage in a complex, maritime environment. This Program Element (PE) conducts applied research to address Warfighter protection and performance concerns, including efforts that focus on advanced Naval materials, biocentric technologies, decision support, intelligent and autonomous systems, human performance optimization, training and education technologies, social and cultural science, and biomedical technologies. This PE also supports the Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global mission to serve as the preeminent external facilitator for the Naval Research Enterprise. This is accomplished by establishing quality, relevant connections between the international research and development community, Naval fleet/forces, DOD, other US Government agencies and international partners. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2023
Source ID
0602236N_2_1319_PB_2023
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: No significant change. Technical: No significant change. Schedule: No significant change --- FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Brain Injuries
  • Cognitive Science
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineered Materials
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Guidance
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction
  • Biotechnology
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control

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