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ONR to Stream Live from Naval S&T Partnership Conference & ASNE Expo
ONR will stream the 2012 Naval Science and Technology Partnership Conference live Oct. 22-24, 2012.
October 17, 2012
DARPA Director: 'Revolutionary Weapons Require Strong S&T Partnerships'
Touting a joint project to create a next-generation cruise missile with the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on Oct. 22, the new director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency stressed the need to find radical ways to shape the future battlefield.
October 24, 2012
With a Bang, Navy Begins Tests on Electromagnetic Railgun Prototype Launcher
On Feb. 28, Navy officials announced the firing of the Navy's first industry-built electromagnetic railgun prototype launcher.
February 28, 2012
Navy Evaluating Second Electromagnetic Railgun Innovative Naval Prototype
ONR's Electromagnetic Railgun program is evaluating the second of two industry railgun prototype launchers at a facility in Dahlgren, Va., officials announced Oct. 9, 2012.
January 01, 2012
Energize: ONR Supports New Energy Partnership
ONR highlighted its ESTEP program during the Naval Energy Forum on Oct. 18, 2012.
October 18, 2012
ONR to Dial Up Faster Data for the Marines
Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced a new program Oct. 22 to optimize tactical handheld technology for quick decision-making in the field.
October 22, 2012
Get Your Rotor Runnin': ONR-sponsored Flexrotor Program Takes off for Next Phase
The Office of Naval Research is awarding a phase II contract to Aerovel Corp. to develop flight controls for the Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
April 30, 2012
Navy's Floating Research Platform 'Flips' for its 50th Anniversary
The Department of the Navy’s Floating Instrument Platform (R/P FLIP) is celebrating its 50th year of service June 29. With an ability to drift over the ocean like a ship—yet transform into a vertical buoy in pursuit of scientific research—the 355-foot research vessel is able to conduct investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation.
June 22, 2012
Stirred, Not Shaken: Bond for Future Ships, iMacs Has ONR Roots
A state-of-the-art welding process refined for use in naval shipbuilding by the Office of Naval Research has crossed over to the world of computing.
January 01, 2012
ONR-Funded Microgrid Powers 'World Green City'
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), a leader in the exploration of renewable power, played a major role in the development of a new “World Green City” unveiled in Thailand on Dec. 12 as a prototype community powered by alternative energy sources.
January 01, 2012