News Releases
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.
March 15, 2011
'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.
March 02, 2011
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.
February 28, 2011
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).
February 25, 2011
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.
February 24, 2011
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.
February 18, 2011
ADVISORY: Office of Naval Research Lecture Series to Feature Navy Scientists
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will host a lecture series featuring Navy researchers and scientists who hold scientific or professional positions.
February 16, 2011
ONR's Virtual Submarine Program Aims to Spark Kids' Interest in Science
U.S. students are gaining hands-on experience operating a simulated submarine as part of an Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Team Submarine initiative to encourage interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
February 10, 2011
ONR Develops New Acquisition Model for Delivering Information to the Fleet
To rapidly develop a new way to deliver information to the fleet, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has created a unique acquisition approach that developers will outline at the Feb. 22-24 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) conference in Miami.
February 10, 2011
ONR's TechSolutions Moves Aircraft Launch Bulletins into Digital Age
The Catapult Capacity Selector Valve (CSV) Calculator, part of an Office of Naval Research TechSolutions effort, could eventually eliminate the need for paper-bound launch bulletins.
February 07, 2011