Ocean Wrfghtg Env Applied Res
Abstract
Assuring access to the global maritime domain is ensured by technologies that reliably and accurately sense and predict the ocean environment. Coordinated distributed maritime operations is only possible when timely, actionable information is delivered to commanders. This program element (PE) addresses applied research to develop and exploit tactical understanding of the ocean environment to maintain U.S. maritime superiority and ensure national security. Research performed in this PE transforms basic oceanographic, geologic, acoustic, optical and chemical research into predictive models and technologies that provide new or enhanced warfare capabilities for the Battlespace Environment (BSE). The objectives of this program are met through direct observation of the ocean environment by shipboard, unmanned vehicle, drifting, profiling and remote sensing modalities, among others; assimilation of these observations into predictive environmental models; and provision of critical environmental knowledge to tactical decision aids. 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).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2022
- Source ID
- 0602435N_2_1319_PB_2022
- Change Summary Explanation
- Schedule: Not applicable. Technical: Not applicable. Funding: No significant change.
- Service Agency Name
- Navy
Entities
Organizations
- United States Navy
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