News Releases
Brazil Expo Sets International Stage for ONR Global to Exchange Ideas
ONR Global will join officials from the defense and security industries at a Brazil conference scheduled April 12-15, 2011.
Office of Naval Research Supports Naval Exercise at Arctic Test Range
Ice Exercise 2011 (ICEX 2011), which runs March 15 through April 2, includes several Office of Naval Research (ONR) projects designed to improve naval operations in the Arctic.
Small Business Expo Offers Networking Opportunity for Office of Naval Research
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) opened gateways to contracting opportunities with the Navy’s science and technology provider at the Small Business/Minority and Women Business Expo in Harrisburg, Pa., on March 23.
ONR Showcases Fuel Cell Vehicle at 2011 PACOM Conference
More than 500 attendees turned out for the 2011 Pacific Command Science and Technology Symposium and Exhibit March 14-17, where the Office of Naval Research showcased the latest innovations in fuel cell vehicles, robotics and weapons.
ONR-funded Military Satellite Arrives at Alaska Launch Pad
The Navy’s new joint tactical communications satellite arrived at Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex on March 1.
'Wired For War' Author Peter Singer to Kick Off Winter Lecture Series at ONR
Dr. Peter Warren Singer, author, senior fellow and director of the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution, will speak on the science fiction and science reality of war in the 21st century, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. March 8 at the Office of Naval Research.
Winners to Share $1 Million Prize in Office of Naval Research Challenge
The Office of Naval Research announced Feb. 28 that it selected 10 finalists from its Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge, which was featured at the organization's recent science and technology conference.
ONR Moves a Modular Space Communications Asset into Unmanned Aircraft for Marines
The Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP), a collaborative effort between the Office of Naval Research, the Naval Research Laboratory and Marine Corps aviation, is currently targeted for the Shadow unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
ONR'S TechSolutions Creating Green Ideas That Light Up Ships and Submarines
A product of ONR's TechSolutions program, Solid State Lighting is one of several rapid-response technologies created using recommendations and suggestions from Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
ONR-Funded Technology Improves Humanitarian Aid Initiative at Exercise Cobra Gold
Sailors and Marines may soon have the power of mobile data storage and mapping, following the testing of an information-collection system at Exercise Cobra Gold 2011 being held Feb. 6-18 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.