Naval Research Enterprise
Abstract
The Naval Research Enterprise (NRE), through NavalX, supports mission-driven design think problem solving within the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) and academia in support of culture changes to agile and rapid prototyping development driven by well defined and effective innovation process and operations. This will promote common innovation processes to stimulate effective NR&DEv and industry wide collaborations and facilitation to accelerate the delivery of innovative capabilities to the warfighter. Activities are based on three foundational principles: (1) utilize innovative technical and business pathways that accelerate technology acquisition and deployment to the warfighter and pilot potential efforts as a result of this investigation; (2) leverage the commercial market and attract private investments to accelerate and reduce the cost for defense acquisition and deployment of technologies that provide capabilities to the warfighter; and (3) employ innovative best-practices in contracting that accelerate awards and provide flexibility and speed in technology and acquisition. The Independent Applied Research (IAR) Program focuses on solving a wide range of Naval Science and Technology (S&T) fleet issues utilizing unique Naval Warfare Center (WC) laboratory capabilities. Efforts under this activity address the full spectrum of the Naval Research and Development Framework using focus areas which engage Naval aviation, sea surface, undersea, space, weapons, communication, information, and human systems. The IAR Program provides participating WCs with in-house funding for applied research to support the execution of their assigned missions by: (1) developing and maintaining a cadre of active researchers who can distill and extend results from worldwide research and apply them to solve Naval problems; (2) promoting the hiring and development of talented new scientists and engineers (S&E) with the assurance of proper mentoring with senior personnel; and (3) encouraging collaboration with universities, private industry, and other Navy and Department of Defense laboratories. Funded projects are chosen through rigorous internal competition by each WC's selection committee and typically last two to three years. IAR projects are generally designed to promote investment in high-risk/high- payoff research and also allow young S&Es to manage Navy relevant research projects.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- bd8a1e79352489f4067e2d1800e3e547