Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Applied Res

Abstract

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) portfolio includes efforts that solve problems and respond to mission requirements, as well as exploratory research for new ideas and breakthrough capabilities. Larger in scope, scale and risk Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) are selected for their high-payoff and potential to revolutionize operational concepts. The efforts described in this Program Element (PE) address the Applied Research associated with the INP Program. These investments define the future of U.S. naval forces. Due to high technical risk, INPs typically have long duration but have no more than three years between decision points. They mature technologies from a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 2 or 3 to a TRL of 6. As such, INPs require both Budget Activity (BA) 2 and BA3 funding. The BA3 INP funds are specified in a separate PE, 0603801N Innovative Naval Prototypes Advanced Technology Development. INPs do not develop hardware for service use; rather they provide feeder technology that can be demonstrated in prototypes in the 6.3 portion of the INP program. Developing INPs requires a systematic expansion and application of knowledge to develop useful materials, devices, and systems oriented toward the design and development of prototypes applicable to specific mission area requirements. The efforts funded within this PE translate promising basic research into solutions for broadly defined military needs. These efforts include developing breadboard hardware and algorithms that establish the initial feasibility and practicality of proposed solutions to technological challenges, such as concept exploration efforts, studies, investigations, and non-system specific technology efforts. The Department of the Navy would have to make significant acquisition decisions to integrate the new technological capabilities into naval warfighting systems. INPs are selected by a process that involves senior leadership in the Department of the Navy. Information security concerns preclude fully detailed descriptions of project efforts, research activities, and technology development plans. Specific information on each project and activity will be provided separately to the Congressional oversight committees. 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, 2021
• Source ID: 0602792N_2_1319_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: No significant change. Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: Not applicable.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Air Platforms
• Autonomy
• C4I
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Ground and Sea Platforms
• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Aircrafts
• Artificial Intelligence
• Combat Areas
• Command And Control
• Composite Materials
• Control Systems
• Electromagnetic Spectra
• Electronic Warfare
• High Power Microwaves
• Information Security
• Military Organizations
• Swarming Technologies
• Undersea Warfare
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Unmanned Surface Vehicles
• Unmanned Systems
• Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
• Software Engineering