News Releases

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

The Office of Naval Research's Dr. Michael Kassner, director of research, will discuss the Navy's efforts to support and increase the quality of basic research—and to grow the cadre of naval scientists and engineers—on a panel hosted by NPR’s Ira Flatow on "Talk of the Nation:Science Friday."

ONR's Electromagnetic Railgun program is evaluating the second of two industry railgun prototype launchers at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials announced Oct. 9, 2012.

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

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.

With just 24 months in existence, ONR Global's Prague office has already accomplished pioneering work in technologies from cyberdefense to new air traffic control models.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR), a leader in the exploration of renewable power, played a major role in the development of a new “World Green City” unveiled in Thailand on Dec. 12 as a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources.

Navy scientists and engineers in 2012 once again had the world’s most significant government portfolio of newly patented discoveries and inventions, according to a November report published by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

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

The Marine Corps is focused on the need to “Lighten the Load” for the warfighter—and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is putting heavy effort into innovative new technologies that will help.