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The Office of Naval Research will showcase unmanned autonomous vehicles May 21-25 at Fleet Week New York.

Two decades ago, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) helped Dr. W.E. Moerner in his quest to find “a molecule in a haystack,” work that is transforming the field of medicine and has earned the Stanford University professor the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

ARLINGTON, Va.— Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that the laser weapon system (LaWS)—a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America’s Sailors and Marines—was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the...

The Office of Naval Research earned Defense Dept. accolades for advancing the manufacture of cockpit enclosures for the F-35.

Marines tested an augmented reality system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) last week that could revolutionize the way they prepare for battle, allowing them to transform any location into a dynamic training ground.

Several recent developments have reaffirmed the importance of alternative energy efforts for America’s warfighters—and officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are focused on major initiatives taking place in Hawaii.

CARACaS, the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing, can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat.

From virtual training to laser weapons, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) this week is showcasing a range of technologies at Modern Day Marine exposition that will prepare Marines as they continue to face an increasingly complex security landscape.

The U.S. Navy received patents for more inventions last year than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies ranked in a report published in July 2014.

The Office of Naval Research has demonstrated how crowdsourcing may speed response times to critical locations, save lives, and limit damage caused by natural disaster.