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Delivering the Naval Future Since 1946
On Aug. 1, 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the legislation establishing ONR. For 80 years, ONR — including headquarters, ONR Global and the Naval Research Laboratory — has been a leader in advancing American naval warfighter readiness and dominance through innovations in science and technology for the Navy and Marine Corps. Today, ONR’s continued dedication to providing the Fleet and Force with the technological edge is catalyzing the advancement and delivery of combat systems, sensors, weapons, materials, robotic and autonomous systems and numerous other state-of-the-art, naval platforms and capabilities.
What's New
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Thanks to an ONR Global TechSolutions and Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst partnership, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Engineer Officers and Engineer Chiefs can now download the Horizontal Construction App— a specially designed app for calculating construction estimates which can be downloaded in the field and provide real-time data to perform their jobs faster and more accurately.
ONR App Makes Construction Estimates Faster, Easier
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The Department of the Navy’s (DON) Naval STEM Coordination Office has announced the winners of its annual photo contest, highlighting student interns conducting hands-on research at warfare centers and laboratories across the nation.
Through The Lens of Innovation: Photo Contest Spotlights Student Interns Shaping Naval Future
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The Office of Naval Research (ONR) honored the inaugural class of Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Fellows during a ceremony Oct. 15 at ONR headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.
Office of Naval Research Welcomes First Class of CNR Fellows
Departments
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Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISRT) -
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Ocean Battlespace Sensing -
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Sea Warfare and Weapons -
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Warfighter Performance -
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Naval Air Warfare and Weapons
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Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISRT)
Computers extend warfighter capability in the air, on the ground, underwater and in cyberspace.
The Command, Control, Computing, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (C5ISRT) Department supports research in Mathematics, Electronics, Computer & Information Sciences and their applications in Command & Control, Communications, Cyber, EW, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance.
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Ocean Battlespace Sensing
The Ocean Battlespace Sensing Department is responsible for Navy and Marine Corps S&T in ocean and meteorological science, undersea warfare, mine warfare, space technology and marine mammals.
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Sea Warfare and Weapons
The Sea Warfare and Weapons Department develops and delivers technologies that enable superior warfighting and energy capabilities for naval forces, platforms and undersea weaponry.
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Warfighter Performance
The Warfighter Performance department’s mission is to enhance warfighter effectiveness and efficiencies through bioengineered and biorobotic systems, medical and behavioral technologies, improved manpower, personnel, and training and systems design.
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Naval Air Warfare and Weapons
The Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department supports the Navy’s air warfare and weapons needs, fostering the technology development of naval aviation platforms, kinetic weapons, directed energy and electric weapons.