News Releases
Navy to Christen the Littoral Surface Craft – Experimental (X-Craft)
The Navy will christen X-Craft as Sea Fighter (FSF 1), Saturday, February 5, 2005, during a 12 noon PST ceremony at the Nichols Bros. Boat Builders yard in Freeland (Whidbey Island), Washington.
Hey, Now, What's That Sound
Breaking glass, a rattling chain-link fence—if you´re a guard on watch at a military base, these sounds might get your adrenaline pumping as you look around for their source.
Virtual Reality, Real Ingenuity
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently helped solve a simple, yet serious, problem facing Marines deployed overseas: How do you train on weapons systems when live-fire training opportunities and ammunition are at a premium? With ingenuity, virtual reality, and a blowtorch.
Media Advisory: New U.S. Navy Web Site for International S&T Outreach
The Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global), which provides international science and technology (S&T) outreach for the U.S. Department of the Navy and serves as a direct interface between the naval forces and the Naval Research Enterprise, announces the launch of a new Internet web site at...
Riders on the Storm
While some are still cleaning up from the series of hurricanes that plowed through the Caribbean and southern United States this season, scientists supported by the Office of Naval Research are busily cleaning up valuable data collected during the storms.
Back To Basics
As the Marine Corps look for answers to the deadly dangers of improvised explosive devices in Iraq, and the Navy seeks to protect ships from sea mines and anti-ship missiles, the Office of Naval Research is exploring radically new approaches to designing metals that could lead to effective blast...
Media Advisory: Office of Naval Research Christens Demonstration Vessel Sea Coaster in Mobile, AL
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and American Marine Holdings, Inc., will hold a christening ceremony for the high-speed surface-effect catamaran, Sea Coaster, on Friday, October 1, 2004 , in Mobile , Ala.
Media Advisory: Media Invited to Ride Experimental Vessel Sea Flyer During San Diego and San Francisco Fleet Weeks
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) invites the media to tour and ride the Sea Flyer, a 160-foot, 320-ton technology demonstrator vessel whose underwater “lifting body” technology provides an extremely stable high-speed ride, even in rough seas. Navatek, Ltd, of Hawaii designed the technology and...
Media Advisory: Office of Naval Research Introduces a Mobile Science & Technology Lab at TechEnterprise 2004
The Office of Naval Research will host a media preview and blessing ceremony August 17 for the
Media Advisory: Senator Inouye to Address Hawai'i High-Tech Businesses at TechEnterprise 2004
The Office of Naval Research and the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR) will host TechEnterprise 2004 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel, August 17-18, 2004.