Navy Warfighting Exp & Demo

Abstract

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) guides ongoing research and innovation operations in the pursuit of novel and 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) develops Science and Technology (S&T) breakthroughs to meet current operational needs, from prototyping solutions for warfighters, to Fleet experimentation 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 six areas supporting the continuum of S&T and innovation operations from discovery to delivery: (1) Naval Warfare Experimentation develops rapid prototypes and through innovation operations, 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) NavalX applies innovation operations to develop, demonstrate, and transition newly invented or recently discovered technologies that address emergent and enduring operational problems in an accelerated timeframe; (4) Tech Solutions to include Tech Bridge industry scanning allows the ability to rapidly prototype science and technology solutions that address Fleet/Force needs submitted by Sailors and Marines within the development environment and at the deck plate level; (5) support for the Naval Precision Strike Operations, providing the Navy capability to quickly locate, target, and strike critical targets; and (6) Undersea Systems Payloads and Weapons, addressing innovative affordable, persistent, and stealthy undersea system. 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.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2025
Source ID
0603758N_3_1319_PB_2025
Change Summary Explanation
Funding: Increase in FY25 associated with requirement to fund S&T to Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) thresholds and realignment of funds to Project 1097 from NavalX's portion of 0602123N Project 0000 Naval Research Enterprise NIPA project which was zeroed out for FY25 and funding and associated plans realigned into PE 0603758N, Project 1097. DPG funding increases also applied to various R-2 Activities under Project 2918. Funding increase statements are provided in Project 2918 under those increased R-2 Activities. Technical: New research efforts for Project 1097 and 2918. Schedule: No significant change.
Service Agency Name
Navy

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  • United States Navy

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

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