Applied Research for the Advancement of S&T Priorities

Abstract

This program supports the Department's initiatives to Build Sustainable Advantage, Build a Resilient Joint Force and Defense Ecosystem, and Taking Care of People. The Applied Research for the Advancement of Science and Technology (S&T) Priorities (ARAP) program builds a strong Department of Defense future workforce and infrastructure in critical emerging technology areas within the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (USD(R&E)) Technology Vision for an Era of Competition to enable future leap-ahead capabilities that outpace our competitors. This program funds tri-Service applied researchers to work with university and industry partners, accelerating DoD learning and technology development for new capabilities. Programs continually have follow-on activities funded by the individual Services and Agencies, which reflects the overall value of the investment. Specific projects support the design, development, and improvement of immature technologies and new concepts to achieve general mission requirements and to translate promising research into solutions for military needs. In addition, the program enables concept exploration efforts and studies of alternative concepts. The research projects are aligned with the DoD S&T priorities and designated focus areas that include non-system specific technology efforts and feasibility assessments and are formulated and managed by teams of subject matter experts drawn from the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Military Services, and the Defense Agencies. The program also provides support to the S&T Communities of Interest (CoIs) multi-agency collaboration and coordination. The S&T CoIs produce Joint S&T Roadmaps to contribute to the USD(R&E) Modernization Priority Roadmaps.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 0602251D8Z_2_0400_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: In FY 2022, program reduced by $5.828 million for unjustified growth. FY 2023 funding increase reflects the fact that the FY 2022 President’s Budget request did not include out-year funding.
• Service Agency Name: Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

• Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Advanced Electronics
• Autonomy
• Biomedical
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Artificial Intelligence
• Biomedical Research
• Biotechnology
• Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
• Cross Domain
• Department Of Defense
• Directed Energy Weapons
• Electronic Warfare
• Electronics
• Manufacturing
• Materials
• Materials Science
• Nonlethal Weapons
• Power Electronics
• Propellants
• Semiconductors
• Two-Dimensional Materials

Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Defense Acquisition Program Management
• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.