Naval Knowledge, Unit Two, Chapter Five: Navy Research and Development

Which of the following Services does NOT have a research and development program?
1. All of the Services have research and development programs.
2. The Marine Corps
3. The Navy
4. The Army
5. The Air Force
Underneath the Secretary of Defense, who has policy control over the Navy R & D organization?
1. The Secretary of the Navy.
2. The Undersecretary of Defense for Naval Affairs.
3. The Office of Naval Intelligence.
4. The Office of Naval Research.
5. The Chief of Naval Operations
Who is in charge of the basic research program of the Navy.
1. The Chief of Naval Research.
2. The Secretary of the Navy
3. The Undersecretary of the Navy for research, development and acquisition.
4. The Chief of Naval Operations
5. The Director of Naval Intelligence
The Long-Range Objectives Group prepares Navy operational objectives that extend how far into the future?
1. 15 years
2. 25 years
3. 50 years
4. 75 years
5. 10 years.
The CNO issues general and specific operational requirements for weapon systems and hardware based on what?
1. The stated needs of the operating forces
2. The desires of the Secretary of Defense
3. The recommendations of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
4. The recommendations of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
5. The amount of funding dollars available in any fiscal year
Which of the following is NOT one of the agencies that ultimately develop and procure the equipment and weapons required by the CNO for the Navy?
1. The Naval Amphibious Warfare Systems Command
2. The Naval Air Systems Command
3. The Naval Sea Systems Command
4. The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command
5. The Marine Corps
Which of the following is NOT one of the 40 laboratories which became a part of the family of Navy research and development facilities following World War II?
1. These are all laboratories that became part of the group of Navy R & D facilities.
2. The Naval Electronics Laboratory
3. The Underwater Sound Laboratory
4. The Radiological Defense Laboratory
5. None of the listed laboratories became a part of the Navy R & D group following World War II.
What is the name of the program sponsored by the Office of Naval Research that advances knowledge in science and engineering through government-sponsored programs at educational and nonprofit institutions?
1. The Contract Research Program
2. The Naval Research Initiative
3. The University of the Navy
4. The Educational Assistance Program
5. The Science and Technology Endowment Program
What is the name of the corporate research and development laboratory of the Office of Naval Research?
1. The Naval Research Laboratory
2. The Naval Electronics Laboratory
3. The Underwater Sound Laboratory
4. The Radiological Defense Laboratory
5. The Naval Defense Laboratory
Which of the following is NOT one of the areas of research undertaken by the National Research Laboratory?
1. Biological Sciences
2. Physical Sciences
3. Engineering Sciences
4. Space Sciences
5. Environmental Sciences
What is the primary goal of the Navy's oceanographic effort?
1. National Defense
2. Environmental Protection
3. Industrial Applications
4. The Advancement of International Law of the Sea
5. A Complete Mapping of the Seabed.
What percentage of the total US. oceanographic effort is done by the U.S. Navy?
1. 40%
2. 25%
3. 10%
4. 50%
5. 75%
What major private oceanographic organization is located in California?
1. The Scripps Oceanographic Institute
2. The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
3. The Naval Research Laboratory
4. The Alaska Sealife Center
5. The Point Loma Oceanographic Institute
Generally, what type of research does DARPA conduct?
1. Projects in advanced research
2. Oceanographic Projects
3. Space-based vehicle research
4. DARPA is a defense agency and not a research agency.
5. Intelligence collection research
Which of the following is NOT one of the major areas of DARPA?
1. Ocean, atmospheric and space sciences.
2. National-level problems involving threats to U.S. national security
3. Operational dominance
4. High-risk payoff technologies
5. The are all major areas of research within DARPA
Which of the following would NOT be one of the areas of research for the High-risk, high-payoff technologies section of DARPA?
1. Advanced C4 systems and sensors.
2. Brain-machine interface technology
3. Biochemistry and biomagnetics
4. Micro-electromechanical systems
5. Advanced Networking
Which of the following is NOT among the technologies currently being pursued by Navy R&D?
1. These are all examples of currently R&D projects.
2. Automated mine detection and countermeasures systems.
3. ASAT and ABM weapon systems.
4. Catamaran-hulled amphibious transport ships.
5. SURTASS
What is the name given to the Marine Corps V-22 aircraft used for vertical envelopment operations?
1. Osprey
2. Hornet
3. Tomcat
4. Predator
5. Intruder
Which of the following is NOT a potential primary mission area for UAVs?
1. Airborne replenishment
2. Reconnaissance
3. Battle-damage assessment
4. Tactical-communications relays
5. Chemical and biological agent detection.
What is the Navy's most modern attack submarine class?
1. Virginia
2. Sea Wolf
3. Los Angles
4. Trident
5. Sea Shark
Which aerospace company was selected in 2001 as the prime contractor for the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF)?
1. Lockheed Martin
2. Northup Grumman
3. McDonnell Douglas
4. Boeing
5. Curtis-Wright