News Releases

On Sept. 24, the Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) will brief the results of two recent studies, Future Naval Use of COTS Networking Infrastructure and Immersive Simulation for Marine Corps Small Unit Training.

As the U.S. Navy minimizes its dependence on foreign oil, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is a front runner in supporting and bringing forth innovative solutions to fuel consumption challenges

The Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) presented its current and planned projects to the Metals Subpanel of the Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP) July 20-21 at Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.

Thirty teams of high school and college students from around the world have been gathered in San Diego this week for the 12th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Competition, sponsored by the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Foundation and the Office of...

An innovative laser imaging technique, developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), could cut more than 7,700 man hours from the manufacturing cycle of VIRGINIA-Class Submarines (VCS).

Two prototype (preproduction) weld seam facing tools, which were developed under a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project, were recently delivered to Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Gulf Coast (NGSB-GC).

The process of locating and installing attachments and structural penetrations is very time intensive and has a substantial impact on the cost and schedule of the outfitting of Navy warships, particularly in submarines.

Work done through the Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) has been published in the May 2009 issue of the Society of Naval Architect and Marine Engineers’ Journal of Ship Production (JSP).

This Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project assessed the effects of forming temperature and plate thickness on the forming characteristics of HSLA-65 and DH-36 used in hull applications for CVN 21 and other ship classes.

New hull coatings being developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) are showing promise in reducing the build-up of marine crustaceans – namely barnacles – on ships´ hulls, optimizing vessel performance and dramatically reducing fuel costs.