(U) Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Adv Tech Dev

Abstract

The efforts described in this Program Element (PE) address the Advanced Technology Development associated with the Innovative Naval Prototypes (INP) Program. These investments represent game changing technologies with the potential to revolutionize operational concepts. They are disruptive in nature as they would dramatically change the way naval forces fight. INPs push the imagination of our nation's technical talent to deliver transformational warfighting capabilities. The projects in this portfolio are high risk, technically challenging development efforts that offer the potential of high warfighting payoff in the future. The goal of these investments is to develop and demonstrate the viability of new technological capabilities via experimental prototypes that prove the new capability could be implemented if an acquisition program were to be modified or established to support further development. These technology investments are selected by a process that involves senior leadership in the Department of the Navy. Developing INPs requires the development of subsystems and components, and efforts to integrate these subsystems and components into system prototypes for field experiments and tests in an appropriate environment. The efforts funded within this Program Element (PE) include concept and technology demonstrations of components and subsystems, which may be form, fit and function prototypes or scaled models that serve the same demonstration purpose. The goal of these development efforts is to prove the technological feasibility and assessment of subsystem and component operability and producibility rather than the development of hardware for service use. By demonstrating the general military utility and direct relevance to identified military needs, the technology becomes available for transition and further development within an emerging or new Program of Record. INP investments do not necessarily lead to subsequent development or procurement phases, but they do have the goal of moving out of Science and Technology (S&T) and into the acquisition process within the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP). Due to the number of efforts in this PE, the programs described herein are representative of the work included in this PE. Because to the nature of these projects described, technology development plans have been written with limited details due to information security concerns. Specific information on each project will be provided separately to the Congressional oversight committees.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2020
Source ID
0603801N_3_1319_PB_2020
Change Summary Explanation
Program changes for the FY 2020 President's Budget (PB) as compared to the FY 2019 PB 2020 baseline includes funds programmed for the HELCAP High Energy Laser Counter Anti-Ship Cruise Missile (ASCM) program. Additionally, in compliance with the Defense Planning Guidance (DPG) to increase Science and Technology funding to minimum levels, funding is programmed for ELEKTRA Non-Kinetic and EMW Capability; MINERVA - Air Enhanced Warfighter Decision Superiority Capability; Super Swarm; Advanced Long Range Targeting (ALRT); and additional funding for the High-power Joint Electromagnetic Non-Kinetic Strike (HIJENKS) programs. Schedule: Not applicable.
Service Agency Name
Navy

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Navy

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Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Guidance
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Hypervelocity Projectiles
  • Lasers
  • Military Organizations
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

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

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