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ONR-funded Anti-Submarine Warfare Trainer Team Recognized for Improving Aircrew's Skills

The P-3 Aircrew Tactical Team Trainer (PACT3), developed with funding from ONR, will be honored June 22 for improving anti-submarine warfare skills.
January 01, 2011

ONR Global Connecting With International Naval Community at MAST Europe 2011

he Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is reaching out to global maritime security and defense community members at MAST Europe 2011, June 27-29, in Marseille, France.
January 01, 2011

Department of the Navy Updates Its Science and Technology Priorities

The Office of Naval Research announced updates to the 2011 Navy Science and Technology Strategic Plan on Nov. 16.
January 01, 2011

MLD Test Moves Navy a Step Closer to Lasers for Ship Self-Defense

The Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target vessel.
January 01, 2011

ONR-funded Researchers Among Popular Science Magazine's 'Brilliant 10'

Dubbed the "Brilliant 10" by Popular Science, two researchers on the magazine's recently released 2010 list of top young scientists have received funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
December 21, 2010

Navy Sets New World Record With Latest Electromagnetic Railgun Demo

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) achieved a milestone Dec. 10 when it successfully conducted a world-record 33 megajoule shot of the Electromagnetic Railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division.
December 10, 2010

ONR's Record-Setting Test to Showcase Railgun's Military Relevance

Senior Navy leaders will be on hand Dec. 10 at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), a tenant command to Naval Support Facility (NSF), Dahlgren, Va., for a record-setting test of the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) experimental Electromagnetic Railgun, the service's effort to...
December 07, 2010

Eight ONR-funded Scientists Among Those Recognized by U.S. President

Of the 85 up-and-coming scientists and engineers receiving the 2010 Presidential Early Career Award for Science & Engineering, eight helped to validate the Office of Naval Research's history of investing in innovators.
December 01, 2010

Exponaval Provides ONR Opportunity to Further Global Partnerships

Officials from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) will showcase science and technology efforts ranging from energy and power to corrosion research Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the seventh annual Exponaval 2010 in Valparaiso, Chile.
November 30, 2010

Navy Targets New World Record With Electromagnetic Railgun Demonstration

The Office of Naval Research and Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, Va., will hold a media day Dec. 10 to showcase the latest developments in the Electromagnetic Railgun program, including an attempt to establish a new world record.
November 22, 2010