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Keeping it Real: Virtual Trainer Upgrades Boost Shipboard Flight Ops
Sailors responsible for directing the movement of helicopters aboard ships have a new, more authentic training tool sponsored by ONR TechSolutions.
October 23, 2013
Navy Creates iPad App for Managing Stress and Fending off PTSD
The Office of Naval Research, in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is sponsoring development of the Stress Resilience Training System (SRTS), an iPad app training program that teaches Sailors and Marines to understand their stress responses and manage them by learning biofeedback techniques that work for their individual needs. The affordable, hi-tech, solution could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, helping warfighters and potentially saving billions of dollars in associated medical costs.
March 06, 2013
Lightning Strikes: ONR Adds Speed, Precision to JSF Manufacturing
A faster, more precise way to create cockpit enclosures may end up saving the F-35 Lightning II program a significant amount in manufacturing costs.
January 01, 2013
More Power to You: Marines Boost Energy, Lighten Load
In an effort to move toward increased energy independence in the field, Marines used a wearable solar-powered system to extend the battery life of crucial electronic devices during a recent field exercise, officials announced Oct. 30.
January 01, 2013
ONR-Funded Software Boosts Marines Civilian Operations at Fleet Exercise
The Marine Corps Civil Information Management System (MARCIMS) helped Marines manage, track and analyze construction projects, health engagements and civil affairs during the 32nd Cobra Gold exercise.
February 21, 2013
Students to Face-Off in New RobotX Game
RoboNation is gearing up for a larger, more competitive, global event that is entering the field of student robotics competitions, U.S. Navy officials announced Aug. 14.
August 14, 2013
The Cutting Edge: ONR Technologies on Display at Modern Day Marine
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will be at the Modern Day Marine exposition this week, showcasing some of the newest technologies it has helped develop to give Sailors and Marines the edge.
September 23, 2013
The Forecast Is: Better Weather Predictions for the Navy
In a development that should significantly impact fleet operations, the Navy has adopted a new global weather forecasting model that began with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL).
January 01, 2013
ONR Names New Executive Director for Acquisition Management
The Office of Naval Research tapped Rick ONeil, recently elevated to the Senior Executive Service, to manage its Acquisition Department and the thousands of grants, contracts and other transactions ONR has with research institutions and industry around the world in the constant pursuit of innovation.
June 06, 2013
Nobel Laureate Credits Office of Naval Research for Supporting Basic Research
As the 2013 Nobel laureates accepted their awards Dec. 10, one carried with him the shared vision and support of the Office of Naval Research (ONR), which sponsored his research when few in the scientific community embraced his computational theories.
December 17, 2013