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... 1 Summary The Office of Naval Research (ONR) administers the science and technology (S&T)
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... 2 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS demands of the Navy for future ships and other sea platforms critical to ensuring the nation's maritime superiority. In commissioning this study, ONR officials expressed a desire for succinct, actionable advice to inform the changes that will be needed in the NNR-NE to achieve its mission in this fast-evolving S&T environment and in response to new operational paradigms.
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... SUMMARY 3 into deployed capabilities. In this distributed and networked architecture, platforms will remain central to the operational and combat effectiveness of the Navy, but create demands for innovations such as those that will increase modularity, reconfigurability, and connectivity.
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... 4 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS Application of this framework implies that the NNR-NE exercise leadership not only by ensuring that its naval-critical "lead" capabilities are being furthered by its R&D investments, but also by being attuned to developments in an array of S&T domains and leveraging relevant technology from some and monitoring progress in others. Through its leveraging function, the program may make targeted R&D investments to increase the naval applicability of S&T developments from outside the traditional NE domain.
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... SUMMARY 5 opportunities. Informed by the promise of the technologies that it leads, leverages, and monitors, NNR-NE should be anchored by a strategic vision of naval platforms 20 to 30 years out.
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... 6 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS autonomy. While autonomy is a technical area vital to the future of naval operations, considerable research investments are being made in autonomous systems and related fields, such as robotics, elsewhere within the U.S.
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... SUMMARY 7 its roots in NNR-NE's efforts to interest K–12 students in STEM and to inspire undergraduate students to pursue advanced degrees in NE. However, it may also be reflective of the broader upward trend in the number of individuals entering relevant STEM fields to create a larger body of interested and capable candidates for NNR-NE support.
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... 8 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS SUSTAINING A VITAL R&D INFRASTRUCTURE Success in furthering the R&D pillar of the NNR-NE -- as well as the S&T workforce development pillar -- requires an infrastructure of experimental facilities and modeling and simulation resources. NNR-NE investments in the maintenance, invigoration, and advancement of this physical and computational infrastructure can therefore be critical to meeting the future Navy's unique NE needs.
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... SUMMARY 9 elements are performing as intended to sustain and develop the nation's NE capacity for the benefit of the Navy. At the same time, the review surfaced challenges to the longer-term health of the NE enterprise and the impact of the NNR-NE program -- notably, technology developments and innovations across a wide range of S&T fields have evolved the NE enterprise; increased competition for STEM talent in a technology-driven economy threatens the quality and quantity of the future NE workforce; and the U.S.-based experimental infrastructure for NE is at risk of eroding due to a smaller number of researchers having to bear the high-cost of operating and maintaining physical facilities.
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... 10 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS TABLE S-1 Example Application of the "Lead, Leverage, and Monitor" Framework Within and Across the Three Pillars of the National Naval Responsibility -- Naval Engineering Program (NNR-NE) Lead Leverage Monitor Research and Development • Platform hydrodynamics • Platform structures and materials • Platform propulsion • Platform power • Platform systems design • Platform control and maneuverability • Platform innovations integration and affordability • Autonomy and robotics • Data science and artificial intelligence • Advanced sensors • Cybersecurity • Communications • Power systems and power electronics • Advanced materials and manufacturing • Multidisciplinary design optimization • Human–machine interface • Quantum science and computing • Alternative energy resources • Undersea resource utilization and extraction • Nanotechnology • Biomaterials • Synthetic biology • Cognitive science • Climate change Workforce • Inspire naval engineering education and attraction of talent • Sponsor naval engineering experiential learning and training via university grants that include undergraduate and graduate students • Sponsor K–12 programs and other outreach programs relevant to naval engineering (NE)
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... SUMMARY 11 of no more than 3 to 4 years using the framework described earlier. This review body would ideally consist of individuals from the S&T community, the systems commands and operational Navy, and the platform-building and platform systems sectors to bring a range of expertise and perspectives on S&T capabilities, operational and workforce needs, and the transition of innovations to naval platforms.
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... 12 TOWARD NEW NAVAL PLATFORMS BOX S-2 Continued 3-5: NNR-NE should maintain a strong focus on basic research in its lead core areas. This NE research should continue to be viewed as the key building block for the future Navy.
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... SUMMARY 13 BOX S-2 Continued Summary Advice (Chapter 6) 6-1: ONR should adopt a "lead, leverage, and monitor" framework for the strategic programming, prioritization, and integration of NNR-NE investments both within and across the R&D, workforce, and infrastructure pillars.

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