Skills of capability area

Broad capability skill	Narrow capability skill
Air platforms	Aerodynamics and flight theory Aircraft operations research Aircraft propulsion, power and thermal Aircraft research Aviation infrastructure Avionics Counter uncrewed autonomous vehicles Fixed wing vehicles Flight control and instrumentation technology High-speed/hypersonics Logistics Mobility Rotor blade technology Survivability Uncrewed and autonomous air vehicles
Data science, computer & cyber	Future/Novel compute
Detection & sensing	Sensor fusion and integration of heterogeneous sensor feeds Stealth and camouflage
Earth sciences and environmental studies	Acoustic propagation in air and water Electromagnetic propagation in air and water Hydrography Hydrology Marine research
Engineering technology and design	Aeronautical engineering Engineering and technical design Engineering standards Human factors engineering Industrial and production engineering Instrumentation and testing Integrated systems engineering and technology Marine engineering and sea-based platforms Mechanical engineering Non-electrical power generation and energy conversion Reverse engineering Safety engineering Simulation technology Software engineering Structural engineering Systems engineering Test and evaluation capability Transportation systems research
Environmental sciences	Oceanography Pollution control and monitoring
Ground platforms including vehicles	Design Land IS and lethality Logistics Maintainability/sustainability Mobility Power Propulsion Survivability Unmanned and autonomous ground vehicles
Human systems	Human factors engineering
Integrated survivability, protection of personnel, platforms and infrastructure	Physical protection
Maritime platforms	Lethality Logistics Maintainability/sustainability Mobility Naval architecture Signatures Survivability Underwater systems Unmanned and autonomous sea and underwater vehicles
Materials science and technology	Signature related materials
Meteorology and climatology	Aviation meteorology Defence meteorology research Hydrometeorology Marine meteorology
Navigation and detection systems research	Acoustic detection systems research Non-acoustic underwater detection research
Ordnance, platform protection & weapons research	Air to air weapons Air to surface weapons Armour systems research Battle damage reduction techniques Combat vehicles research Counter IED Defensive aids suites research Delivery platforms Underwater ordnance research
Physics	Acoustics
Propulsion engines and powerplants technology	Combustion and ignition Electric and ion propulsion Electric propulsion - rotary and linear Final drive - air propellers and rotors Final drive - water propulsors Final drive - wheels and tracks Jet and gas turbine research Nuclear propulsion technology Reciprocating and rotary engines Transmissions and powertrains
Underwater platforms	Ocean monitoring