Our Research
Research priorities identified in the Naval Research and Development Framework align the Office of Naval Research's science and technology investments across six Integrated Research Portfolios (IRPs), listed below.
Amphibious Expeditionary Maneuver
Enables strategically agile and tactically flexible Marine Air Ground Task Forces with naval capability to project power to and from the littorals and conduct operations ashore.
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- Command, Control, Communication and Computers (C4), Electronic Warfare and Electromagnetics
- Decision Support, AI, Machine Learning and Graph Analysis
- Robotics and Autonomy
- Physical Systems Cyber
- Energetics, Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC), Targeting and Fire Control Science and Technology
- Maintenance and Logistics
- Human Performance, Training and Education (HPT&E)
- Advanced Electronic, Photonic and Hybrid Sensing
- Amphibious Hydromechanics, Counter Detection and Protection Materials
- Mechatronics
- Non-linear Physics
Information, Cyber and Spectrum Superiority
An increasingly interconnected force with more rapid and effective decision-making is enabled by persistent sensing, advanced data analytics, digital integration and assured spectrum access.
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Mission Capable, Persistent and Survivable Sea Platforms
Concepts, systems and component technologies that improve the performance and survivability of naval ships/submarines in an increasingly distributed yet interconnected force.
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Aviation, Force Projection and Integrated Defense
Sea-based aviation, including platform and weapons research is focused on new or enhanced capabilities to defend against, and/or deter, disable, damage, defeat or destroy adversaries at extended ranges and speeds.
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Undersea Battlespace and Maritime Domain Access
Enables maritime domain access for naval forces to operate in contested ocean environments through undersea threat neutralization and maritime battlespace awareness.
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Warfighter Supremacy
People underpin all missions. Advances in autonomy, human-machine teaming, command and control, training and education, human performance optimization, protective equipment, medicine, neurosciences, and bio-engineered systems will ensure their advantage.
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