Innovation Operations (NavalX)
Abstract
The Naval Research Enterprise (NRE), through NavalX, supports mission-driven design and problem solving within the Naval Research and Development Establishment (NR&DE) and academia in support of agile and rapid prototyping development driven by well-defined and effective innovation processes, operations, and a trained workforce. This will bring commercial best practices for innovation processes into the DON to stimulate effective NR&DE 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 modernize, accelerate, and reduce the cost of defense acquisition and deployment of technologies that provide capabilities to the warfighter; and (3) employ innovative commercial industry best-practices in contracting that accelerate awards and provide flexibility and speed in technology development and transition. Innovation Operations includes the Naval Innovation Process Adoption (NIPA) program. NIPA is based on the Hacking for Defense (H4D) method, which utilizes the best entrepreneurial methodologies found in Silicon Valley to accelerate Naval innovation as well as source the latest solution ideas from experts across the commercial sector, academia, and government partners. Innovation Operations provides Hacking for Defense (H4D), Lean Startup, and Innovation Pipeline support activities to the NRE, NR&DE and other DON commands.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- bee5f3313e7f64ae687f15a2f44b4b9b