Scientific Program of the Naval Research Laboratory

The mission of the Naval Research Laboratory is to support the Chief of Naval Research in his effort to preserve national security by initiating, planning and conducting in the physical sciences, applied research and development to meet the immediate needs for equipment and materials to increase the combat effectiveness of the Navy, and fundamental research and experimentation in anticipation of future requirements. In an organization the size and complexity of the Naval Research Lab., some means of classification is necessary to bring its varied activities together in an orderly and systematic form for purposes of planning, reports, and over-all-management. The NRL Scientific Program serves this function.