Naval S&T Strategic Plan: Defining the Strategic Direction for Tomorrow

Abstract

This Naval Science and Technology (S&T) Strategic Plan describes how the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will enable the future operational concepts of the Navy and the Marine Corps. By design, it is a broad strategy that provides strong direction for the future, but it also retains sufficient flexibility and freedom of action to allow ONR to meet emerging challenges or alter course as directed by senior Naval leadership. ONR is the science and technology provider for the Department of the Navy (DON) and as such, is charged with providing the S&T products necessary for the operational concepts and visions for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future. While retaining an inherently long-term view, ONR can quickly redirect S&T resources to address high-priority short- or mid-term needs that emerge from our engaged Navy and Marine forces worldwide. As it has for sixty years, ONR will advance scientific knowledge to support the generation of naval technology with a vision focused on future capabilities, to hedge against the uncertainty of warfare. Development of this strategy was undertaken with a view to engaging agencies, partners, and customers both within and outside the naval domain. This effort included review of guidance documents and other agency strategies; review of Combatant Commander's priorities; and engagement with the Naval enterprises, Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV) and Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) staffs, as well as with the Naval S&T community, which includes ONR, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), senior systems commanders, the Naval Studies Board (NSB), and the Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC). This outreach and engagement has helped produce a balanced strategy that clearly points to the future and is aligned with naval missions and future warfighting needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 12, 2006
Accession Number
ADA475616

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asymmetric Warfare
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Explosives
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Architecture
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Space Systems
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies