FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION OF A NAVAIR-ORIENTED ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY R&D ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING METHODOLOGY

CONTINUING EXPANSION OF TECHNICAL OPTIONS, INCREASING THREAT PERCEPTIONS, AND LIMITED BUDGET RESOURCES REQUIRE EARLY NAVAIR RECOGNITION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY VIABILITY, POTENTIAL RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS/AFFORDABILITY PROJECTIONS, AND PRIORITIZED ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO NAVAL AVIATION FUTURE CAPABILITY. THIS METHODOLOGY FRAMEWORK IS DESIGNED TO EMPHASIZE PROJECTION OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CANDIDATES POTENTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO FUTURE CV BATTLE GROUPS WITHIN QUANTIFIED CONTEXTS OF FORCE MULTIPLIERS, COST-BENEFITS, AND INTRODUCTION OPPORTUNITY WINDOWS. AVIONICS, SURVEILLANCE, WEAPONS, AND AIRCRAFT ARENAS - IN THE FULLY IMPLEMENTED METHODOLOGY - WOULD BE ANALYZED SEPARATELY AND THEN COMBINED INTO AN OVERALL NAVAIR TECHNOLOGY VALUE-FRAMEWORK MATRIX. THIS PHASE I WILL PROVIDE FEASIBILITY DEMONSTRATION WITH GOALS OF INITIATING METHODOLOGY DATA BANK ESTABLISHMENT AND OF CALCULATING QUANITFIED FORCE MULTIPLIER/COST-BENEFITS FOR A NOMINAL STRAWMAN AVIONICS TECHNOLOGY CANDIDATE. A COMBINED OVERVIEW WILL BE DEVELOPED OF BUDGET ECONOMICS, NAVY CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, AND PROJECTED TECHNOLOGY-CANDIDATE CAPABILITY BENEFITS TO CV BATTLE GROUP AIR WING OPERATIONS IN AN EXTENDED PLANNING CONTEXT. THE INTERDISCIPLINARY METHODOLOGY CAN BECOME A SIGNIFICANT MANAGEMENT R&D ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING TOOL - AND ALSO PROVIDE IMPROVED NAVAIR GUIDANCE TO INDUSTRY IRAD.