Management, Technical & International Support

The Management, Technical & International Support (PE 0605853N) program element in the Navy's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) Management Support budget encompasses a diverse set of initiatives designed to sustain and modernize the Navy's research and analytic capabilities. It also aims to enhance international cooperation and support strategic planning and operational readiness. The objective is to provide the infrastructure, expertise, and collaborative frameworks necessary to inform decision-making, optimize resource allocation, and ensure the Navy remains responsive to evolving technological and strategic challenges.

International Cooperative RDT&E (PU 0149) aims to improve coalition interoperability and harmonize U.S. Navy requirements with those of allied and friendly nations. The program manages and executes a broad range of cooperative research, development, test, and evaluation initiatives, including negotiating international agreements, supporting information exchange, and facilitating the Engineer and Scientist Exchange Program. It coordinates Navy participation in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense Acquisition and Sustainment Foreign Comparative Test Program and the Coalition Warfare Program, and represents the Navy in NATO armaments forums. These efforts are intended to fill capability gaps, standardize defense capabilities, and support the Global Maritime Partnership initiative.

Naval War College Strategic Studies Support (PU 1767) provides research, analysis, and war gaming activities that serve as a focal point for strategic and operational thought within the Navy, joint, and interagency communities. The program generates strategic alternatives, conducts quantitative and qualitative analysis, and supports major war games that inform the Navy's strategic plan, future concepts, and force design. Research is conducted in areas such as cyber, Chinese, Russian, and Iranian maritime capabilities, with a growing emphasis on deterrence studies. The War Gaming Department executes Title 10 war games and supports theater security cooperation plans, helping to shape the Navy's response to global developments and inform high-level decision-making.

Navy Postgraduate School Studies Support (PU 2098) funds collaborative and interdisciplinary research that supports senior Navy decision-makers in strategic, operational, and programmatic issues. The program integrates faculty research, student theses, and capstone projects to address critical research and analysis requirements across the Naval enterprise. Studies are conducted in areas such as combat systems, cyber and information systems, data science, defense systems management, global security competition, artificial intelligence, and disruptive emerging technologies. The research also enhances graduate education for naval officers and provides analytical support for resource allocation and strategic planning.

JT Mission Assessment Studies (PU 2221) supports the Navy Analytic Office and the Navy Annual Studies Program, which provide modeling, simulation, and analytic tools for decision-making on concepts of operations, force structure, and resource allocation. The program conducts capability-based planning assessments for the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, identifies needs and gaps, and develops analytic models for resource allocation and readiness. It funds concept development engineering, mission effectiveness analysis, and advanced platform concept studies, collaborating with system commands to assess affordability, effectiveness, and risk. The program also supports the development of the Digital Program Objective Memorandum tool to modernize investment decision processes.

MTMD-Maritime Theater Missile Defense Forum (PU 3312) funds U.S. participation in multinational maritime integrated air and missile defense projects, promoting interoperability among twelve allied navies. The program supports engineering analysis, modeling and simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, open architecture standards development, and operational requirements analysis. It enables coalition exercises such as Formidable Shield and Pacific Dragon, providing data analytics and assessments to combatant commands. The forum addresses challenges in integrating allied air defense and supports the development of interoperable sea-based missile defense capabilities to counter evolving threats.

Naval Research Laboratory Facilities Modernization (PU 3330) provides restoration and modernization of aging science and technology laboratory facilities, which are critical for sustaining world-class research. The program funds infrastructure upgrades such as fire alarm systems, water piping replacement, and repairs to mechanical rooms and pier facilities. These efforts ensure that the Naval Research Laboratory can continue to meet future technological threats and support the warfighter by maintaining adequate and state-of-the-art research environments.

PACOM Initiative (PU 3363) supports the China Strategic Initiative and Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability under U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. The China Strategic Initiative provides classified research and analysis to inform strategic competition with China, including monitoring adversary approaches and supporting strategic nuclear dialogue. Pacific Multi-Domain Training and Experimentation Capability enables joint experimentation and rapid capability development through theater-scale exercises and integration of service capabilities, enhancing warfighting posture and interoperability with allies and partners. The initiative funds materiel and logistics for international experiments and supports the development of joint operational concepts in contested environments.