Identification of Promising Naval Aviation Science And Technology Opportunities

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• ISBN13: 9780309097291
• ISBN10: 0309097290
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-03-01
• Publisher: NATL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE

Summary

The Department of Defense is developing the means to transform the nationrs"s armed forces to meet future military challenges. For the Navy and Marine Corps, this vision is encompassed in Naval Power 21. Many new war-fighting concepts will be needed to implement this vision, and the ONR has requested the NRC to identify new science and technology opportunities for new naval aviation capabilities to support those concepts. This report presents an assessment of what they imply for naval aviation, an analysis of some capabilities that, if developed, would make a significant contribution to realizing those concepts, and an identification of key technologies in which ONR could invest to achieve those capabilities. In particular, the report focuses on seven key capabilities: multispectral defense, unmanned air operations, hypersonic weapons delivery, fast-kill weapons, heavy-lift air transport, intelligent combat information management, and omniscient intelligence.

Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	1	(6)
1 INTRODUCTION	7	(7)
Background,	7	(3)
This Study,	10	(1)
Emphasis and Approach in This Study,	11	(3)
2 STRATEGIC AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNING AND DISRUPTIVE CAPABILITIES FOR NAVAL AVIATION	14	(13)
Rationale,	14	(1)
Naval Power 21,	15	(2)
Some Disruptive Capabilities,	17	(7)
Findings,	24	(1)
Recommendations,	25	(2)
3 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE DISRUPTIVE CAPABILITIES	27	(31)
Mapping to Functional Science and Technology Areas,	27	(30)
Findings,	57	(1)
Recommendation,	57	(1)
4 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PLANNING FOR NAVAL AVIATION ONR	58	(19)
The Portfolio Approach,	58	(1)
Air Force—The Integrated Product and Process Development Approach,	59	(1)
Using Context in Managing S&T Planning,	60	(2)
Managing S&T Using the Portfolio Approach,	62	(1)
Managing Programs in an S&T Portfolio,	63	(1)
Program Execution in an S&T Portfolio,	64	(1)
A Naval Aviation Strategic S&T Plan,	64	(3)
Congressional Add-ons,	67	(4)
Findings,	71	(1)
Recommendations,	72	(5)
APPENDIXES
A Terms of Reference	77	(1)
B Committee Meeting Agendas	78	(7)
C Committee and Staff Biographies	85	(7)
D Allocation of Funding in the Naval Aviation Program at the Office of Naval Research	92	(4)
E Acronyms and Abbreviations	96