Navy Warfighting Exp & Demo

Abstract

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) guides ongoing research in the pursuit of innovative, decisive capabilities for our Sailors and Marines. ONR manages a broad, but priority-driven investment portfolio of near to long-term basic and applied research. This Program Element (PE) addresses the development of recent Science and Technology (S&T) breakthroughs to meet current operational needs from a subscale proof-of-principle into a full-scale prototype for warfighter experimentation during laboratory and operational demonstrations including Fleet Battle Problems (FBP), Limited Objective Experiments (LOEs) and Fleet/Force exercises. The key aspects of this PE are divided into five areas supporting the continuum of S&T from discovery to delivery: (1) Naval Warfare Experimentation develops rapid prototypes and provides them to the warfighter for experimentation during operational demonstrations and exercises; (2) Operations Analysis provides the Navy and Marine Corps the means to identify capability needs that can be addressed with science and technology solutions and inform future investment; (3) SwampWorks develops and demonstrates newly invented or recently discovered technologies that address emergent and enduring operational problems in an accelerated timeframe; (4) TechSolutions develops rapid response science and technology prototypes addressing Fleet/Force needs identified by Sailors and Marines at the deckplate level: and (5) support for the Naval Precision Strike Operations, providing the Navy capability to quickly locate, target, and strike critical targets. 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 Advanced Technology Development (ATD) that includes development of subsystems and components and efforts to integrate subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and/or tests in a simulated environment. Efforts in this PE generally have Technology Readiness Levels TRL) of 4 (component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment.), 5 (component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment.), or 6 (system/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment). 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, 2023
• Source ID: 0603758N_3_1319_PB_2023
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY23 increase of $26,127K supports increased investment in Naval Warfare Experimentation and Swampworks Activities. The increases is the result of the addition of specific international experimentation to support COMPACFLT PACIFIC DRAGON and COMSIXTHFLT FORMIDABLE SHIELD, in addition to the base portfolio of S&T Fleet Experimentation tied to major operational exercises. Additionally, Naval Rapid Innovation establishes advanced technology development funding to provide a means for maturing promising technologies emerging from the Novel Task Force/NOVMOD process. Technical: See FY23 Plans and Accomplishments Schedule: See FY23 Plans and Accomplishments --- 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

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• United States Navy

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• Autonomy
• Cyber
• Electronic Warfare
• Energy and Power Technologies
• Engineered Resilient Systems
• Human Systems
• Weapons Technologies

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• Advanced Manufacturing
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• Engineering
• Lessons Learned
• Logistics
• Marine Corps
• Military Research
• National Security
• Naval Personnel
• Naval Warfare
• Systems Engineering
• Training
• United States
• Unmanned Systems
• Warfare
• Weapon Systems

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