News Releases

The Office of Naval Research is kicking off a new program called the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System.

The Navy’s chief of naval research, Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, met this week with leaders from U.S. and Canadian government agencies to address research efforts in the Arctic, in response to dramatic and accelerating changes in summer sea ice coverage.

The Navy has awarded $70 million to a West Coast-based shipyard to begin building the second of two modern oceanographic research vessels, the Office of Naval Research announced Feb. 9

A sensor prototype called the Multi-Mode Sensor Seeker will allow naval unmanned aircraft to autonomously identify small boats on the water.

The Office of Naval Research and its director of innovation are featured in a new Smithsonian exhibit on leadership and innovation.

Six researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) were honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), officials announced Aug. 10.

Officials at the Office of Naval Research gathered Dec. 14 to celebrate the anniversary of the transistor.

An Office of Naval Research-funded project will produce a full-size ship hull section made entirely with marine grade titanium using a welding innovation that could help bring titanium into future Navy ship construction.

An educational search engine funded by the Office of Naval Research has gone mobile just in time for the holidays with the Dec. 16 release of an iPad app.

An ONR-sponsored, shipboard-capable system designed to support the Scan Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle successfully completed testing Sept. 27, 2012.