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Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) Published Reports


Material contained herein does not include classified material, "For Official Use Only" (FOUO) information or proprietary information.

A complete list of NRAC reports and associated materials from 1988 to 2017.
An "(S)" or a "(C)" in the TOR, Exec. Summary, Brief and Report columns indicates that due to the classification of this study, you must contact the ONR Historian at 703-696-5031 or onrpublicaffairs@navy.mil for additional information pertaining to this study.
Report Title Publish Date Class. Orig. Report TOR Exec. Summary Brief Report
Aging Naval Aircraft Study SEP 2002 (U) TOR
PDF 13.8KB
Ex Sum
PDF 79KB
Brief
PDF 4.59MB
Report
PDF 4.59MB
Anti-Tactical Ballistic Missile Requirements - 2000 (U) NOV 1991 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Automation of Ship Systems and Equipment APR 1989 (U) TOR
PDF 350KB
Ex Sum
PDF 21.4KB
N/A Report
PDF 17.3MB
Autonomous and Unmanned Systems in the Department of the Navy SEP 2017 (U) TOR
PDF 69.5KB
Ex Sum
PDF 97KB
N/A Report
PDF 2.62MB
Aviator Physical Stress SEP 1990 (U) TOR
PDF 65.6KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.2KB
N/A Report
PDF 222KB
BA-4 Account; Advanced Component Development and Prototypes DEC 2011 (U) TOR
PDF 20.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 46.4KB
Brief
PDF 1.87MB
Report
PDF 617KB
Biometrics SEP 2007 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Command Center of the Future MAR 2001 (U) TOR
PDF 63.1KB
Ex Sum
PDF 16.8KB
N/A Report
PDF 3.78MB
Commercial Science and Technology JUN 2000 (U) TOR
PDF 12.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 13.1KB
N/A Report
PDF 932KB
Countermine Capabilities for Amphibious Operations (U) AUG 1989 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Countermine Capabilities for Amphibious Operations (Phase II) (U) JAN 1992 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
CVX Flexibility / Integrated Electric Power OCT 1997 (U) TOR
PDF 238KB
Ex Sum
PDF 17.1KB
N/A Report
PDF 12.3MB
Damage Control and Maintenance (for Reduced Manning) SEP 1996 (U) TOR
PDF 565KB
Ex Sum
PDF 29KB
N/A Report
PDF 21.2MB
Defense Conversion DEC 1993 (U) TOR
PDF 151KB
Ex Sum
PDF 13.5KB
N/A Report
PDF 10.1MB
Determining the Impact of Advancing Technology on Exercise Reconstruction and Data Collection SEP 1990 (U) TOR
PDF 77.1KB
Ex Sum
PDF 10.8KB
N/A Report
PDF 222KB
Disruptive Commercial Technologies SEP 2008 (U) TOR
PDF 17.0KB
Ex Sum
PDF 28.2KB
Brief
PDF 608KB
Report
PDF 1.16MB
Distributed Operations JUL 2006 (U) TOR
PDF 17KB
Ex Sum
PDF 22.5KB
Brief
PDF 834KB
Report
PDF 493KB
Electromagnetic (EM) Gun Technology Assessment FEB 2004 (U) TOR
PDF 11.4KB
Ex Sum
PDF 10.1KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.76MB
Future Fuels APR 2006 (U) TOR
PDF 20.9KB
Ex Sum
PDF 11.4KB
Brief
PDF 3.16MB
Report
PDF 953KB
Future Naval Use of COTS Networking Infrastructure SEP 2009 (U) TOR
PDF 16.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 14.5KB
Brief
PDF 3.22MB
Report
PDF 1.59MB
Global Positioning System (GPS) Vulnerability and Alternatives (U) DEC 1999 (S/NF) TOR
PDF 10.9KB
  N/A (C)
How Autonomy Can Transform Naval Operations DEC 2012 (U) TOR
PDF 40.5KB
Ex Sum
PDF 17.9KB
Brief
PDF 865KB

Report
PDF 728KB

Immersive Simulation for Marine Corps Small Unit Training SEP 2009 (U) TOR
PDF 16.4KB
Ex Sum
PDF 19.8KB
Brief
PDF 2.18MB
Report
PDF 1.54MB
Information Technology Interoperability NOV 1998 (U) TOR
PDF 175KB
Ex Sum
PDF 29.6KB
N/A Report
PDF 14.5MB
Information Warfare - Defense SEP 1996 (U) TOR
PDF 335KB
Ex Sum
PDF 23.8KB
N/A Report
PDF 10.1MB
International Research and Development DEC 1989 (U) TOR
PDF 101KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.3KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.08MB
Jet Engine Noise Reduction APR 2009 (U) TOR
PDF 80.9KB
Ex Sum
PDF 11.4KB
Brief
PDF 512KB
Report
PDF 870KB
Laser Eye Protection (U) APR 1988 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Laser Weapons (U) JUL 1989 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Life Cycle Cost Reduction NOV 1995 (U) TOR
PDF 925KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.9KB
N/A Report
PDF 27.4MB
Life Cycle Technology Insertion JUL 2002 (U) TOR
PDF 40.5KB
Ex Sum
PDF 26.7KB
N/A Report
PDF 3.37MB
Lightening the Information Load DEC 2012 (U) TOR
PDF 48.4KB
Ex Sum
PDF 19.8KB
Brief
PDF 1.93MB
Report
PDF 0.99MB
Lightening the Load DEC 2007 (U) TOR
PDF 12.2KB
Ex Sum
PDF 15.9KB
Brief
PDF 1.77MB
Report
PDF 1.11MB
Lighter-Than-Air Systems for Future Naval Missions APR 2006 (U) TOR
PDF 69.2KB
Ex Sum
PDF 7.92KB
Brief
PDF 1.66MB
Report
PDF 1.45MB
Littoral Warfare/Amphibious Warfare (U) JUN 1994 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Marine Corps Capabilities for Countering Precision Weapon Threats DEC 2011 (U) TOR
PDF 23.5KB
Ex Sum
PDF 22.3KB
Brief
PDF 1.70MB
Report
PDF 625KB
Modeling and Simulation NOV 1994 (U) TOR
PDF 124KB
Ex Sum
PDF 17.1KB
N/A Report
PDF 848KB
Naval Research and Development OCT 1994 (U) TOR
PDF 79.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 11.2KB
N/A Report
PDF 260KB
Navy S&T in FORCEnet Assessment JUL 2004 (U) TOR
PDF 20.8KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.6KB
N/A Report
PDF 5.81MB
Next Generation Computer Resources FEB 1989 (U) TOR
PDF 126KB
Ex Sum
PDF 21.7KB
N/A Report
PDF 7.24MB
NRAC Visiting Panel Report on the Department of the Navy Science and Technology Base AUG 1996 (U) TOR
PDF 173KB
Ex Sum
PDF 14.4KB
N/A Report
PDF 17.1MB
Open Systems Architecture for Command, Control and Communications SEP 1991 (U) TOR
PDF 81.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.5KB
N/A Report
PDF 371KB
Optimized Surface Ship Manning APR 2000 (U) TOR
PDF 21KB
Ex Sum
PDF 13KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.73MB
Quality of Life MAR 2001 (U) TOR
PDF 102KB
Ex Sum
PDF 16.8KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.79MB
Reduced Ship Manning NOV 1995 (U) TOR
PDF 153KB
Ex Sum
PDF 16.3KB
N/A Report
PDF 26.6MB
Requirements for Delivery of "Artificial Blood" to the Military AUG 1992 (U) TOR
PDF 121KB
Ex Sum
PDF 16.5KB
N/A Report
PDF 484KB
Roadmap to an Electric Naval Force JUL 2002 (U) TOR
PDF 45.7KB
Ex Sum
PDF 36.2KB
N/A Report
PDF 4.24MB
Roles of Unmanned Vehicles MAR 2003 (U) TOR
PDF 20.6KB
Ex Sum
PDF 25.6KB
N/A Report
PDF 5.11MB
Science and Technology Community in Crisis MAY 2002 (U) TOR
PDF 21.8KB
Ex Sum
PDF 29.4KB
N/A Report
PDF 2.38MB
Science and Technology for Modular Systems MAR 2005 (U) TOR
PDF 20KB
Ex Sum
PDF 10KB
Brief
PDF 1.27MB
Report
PDF 9.04MB
Science and Technology for Naval Warfare 2015 - 2020 OCT 2005 (U) TOR
PDF 10.5KB
Ex Sum
PDF 8.76KB
Brief
PDF 367KB
Report
PDF 2.85MB
Science and Technology Techbase Strategy for the Year 2010 NOV 1992 (U) TOR
PDF 398KB
Ex Sum
PDF 13.3KB
N/A Report
PDF 22.6MB
Sea Basing MAR 2005 (U) TOR
PDF 22.4KB
Ex Sum
PDF 18.9KB
Brief
PDF 1.37MB
Report
PDF 5.05MB
Ship-to-Warfighter Logistics for Small Unit Operations MAR 1998 (U) TOR
PDF 191KB
Ex Sum
PDF 29.2KB
N/A Report
PDF 13.9MB
Software/Intensive Systems SEP 2006 (U) TOR
PDF 17KB
Ex Sum
PDF 14.4KB
Brief
PDF 340KB
Report
PDF 2.14MB
Status and Future of the Naval R&D Establishment SEP 2010 (U) TOR
PDF 22.3KB
Ex Sum
PDF 24.0KB
Brief
PDF 785KB
Report
PDF 5.74MB
STOVL/Strike Fighter Replacement Aircraft in the 2010 Time Frame (U) SEP 1992 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Superconductivity JUL 1989 (U) TOR
PDF 46.8KB
Ex Sum
PDF 26.6KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.38MB
Suppression of Enemy Fighter Defenses - 2000 and beyond (U) OCT 1990 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
Technology Acquisition Reform MAR 2004 (U) TOR
PDF 20.9KB
Ex Sum
PDF 13.7KB
N/A Report
PDF 5.26MB
The Importance of Environmental Data JAN 1989 (U) TOR
PDF 58.1KB
Ex Sum
PDF 12.3KB
N/A Report
PDF 867KB
Training Technologies FEB 1999 (FOUO) (C) Ex Sum
PDF 25.5KB
N/A (C)
Underwater Maritime Domain Awareness (UMDA) SEP 2008 (S) (S) (S) (S) (S)
University National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) Fleet Renewal SEP 2006 (U) TOR
PDF 34.8KB
  Brief
PDF 0.98MB
Report
PDF 275KB
Unmanned Vehicles (UV) in Mine Countermeasures NOV 2000 (C) (C) Ex Sum
PDF 27.6KB
N/A Report
PDF 1.94MB
U.S. Marine Corps Command and Control Systems Intra/Interoperability OCT 1988 (U) TOR
PDF 440KB
Ex Sum
PDF 19.5KB
N/A Report
PDF 33.8MB
Venture Capital NOV 2005 (U) TOR
PDF 13.3KB
Ex Sum
PDF 16.3KB
Brief
PDF 1.67MB
Report
PDF 469KB