News Releases
ONR Sponsors New Academic Center for National Security Innovation
ONR continues its 75-year-old commitment to fostering innovation with the sponsorship of a Stanford University-based academic center formally launching next week.
How Science is Finding Ways to Navigate in GPS-Denied Environments
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global selected and co-funded with the U.S. Army Development Command the winning proposal of its second annual Global-X Challenge.
ONR Chief Unveils New Vision to Reimagine Naval Power
Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby last week introduced a new vision for future naval power—one based on faster development of unmanned, autonomous systems, vibrant partnerships with industry and academia, and reimagined naval formations.
Navy's HACKtheMACHINE Challenge Seeks New Ideas for Unmanned, Autonomous Tech
Sign up to participate in the HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned competition, which will be held virtually on Nov 16-19.
Prize-Winning Prose: Naval STEM Announces Winners of Naval Horizons Essay Contest
The results are in for the recent Naval Horizons student essay contest, organized by the Naval STEM Coordination Office, which is located at the Office of Naval Research.
ONR at 75: Virtual Anniversary Event to Highlight Future of Naval Power
On Thursday, Sept. 30, senior naval and congressional leaders will participate in a special Office of Naval Research-sponsored virtual event to discuss “The Future of Warfare.”

Sure Shot: ONR Tests Tech to Improve Marines' Shooting Accuracy, Resiliency
ONR recently tested two systems designed to improve Marines' marksmanship performance: the Human Performance EcoSystem and the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package.

Innovating IAS: DoN Releases Strategy for Accelerating Autonomy, AI Development
ONR and the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation have published the Naval Intelligent Autonomous Systems Strategy, which sets a new course for how the Navy and Marine Corps will synchronize and carry out autonomy and artificial...
Meeting of the Minds: ONR Hosts Roundtable with Present, Past CNRs
ONR recently held a roundtable hosted by current Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin C. Selby and featuring eight former CNRs.

STEM Showcase: DoN Promotes Student Outreach at Navy League STEM Expo
Science and technology enthusiasts were treated to a day of educational fun at the Navy League STEM Expo at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland.
