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How Science is Finding Ways to Navigate in GPS-Denied Environments

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global selected and co-funded with the U.S. Army Development Command the winning proposal of its second annual Global-X Challenge.
November 23, 2021

Office of Naval Research Showcases Technologies at Sea-Air-Space Expo

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will display some of its newest technologies and programs, including alternative energy initiatives as well as laser and weapon systems, at the 2011 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, April 11-13, 2011.
April 11, 2011

NOAA and U.S. Navy Uncover Secrets of Lost Civil War Submarine USS Alligator

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) have joined forces to uncover the secrets of a technological marvel of the Civil War era akin to the USS Monitor and the CSS Hunley: the USS Alligator.
December 15, 2003

Unmanned Vehicles Take the Man Out Of the Minefield

As festivals go, AUVFest 2007 was more than a little unusual.
June 21, 2007

Mighty Mentorship: Navy Civilian Employee Wins DoD STEM Advocacy Award

Juan Lafuente, head of the Nuclear Command Control and Communications Messaging and Interior Communications Branch at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, recently won the Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Advocate of the Quarter award for the third quarter of fiscal year 2023.
December 20, 2023

Flying Metal Detectors? Navy Tests New Unmanned Mine-Detection System

ONR recently tested the new Mine Warfare Rapid Assessment Capability (MIW RAC), an unmanned aerial drone that detects mines and provides real-time search data to a handheld device.
June 01, 2017

Innovation 'Mosh Pit': The Navy, Small Biz and Academia Connect at Partnering Summit

In an effort to establish new connections with small businesses and research companies—and reach these players where they live and work—the U.S. Navy will host a Partnering Summit on April 8-9 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
April 08, 2019

Broadening High School Horizons: Naval STEM Expands Virtual Student Outreach

The Naval Horizons student essay contest—an educational video series from the Department of the Navy's Naval STEM education and outreach program—aims to inspire high school students by raising their awareness of the real-world science and technology challenges facing the Navy and Marine Corps today. The high school contest expands on the Naval Horizons contest launched last year, which focused on college students.
June 10, 2021

Navy Announcing $10 Million in New Small Business Funding Opportunities

The Department of the Navy (DoN) is offering more than $10 million in funding opportunities to attract new small business partners and identify technology advances in the areas of autonomy, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and command and control networks.
September 08, 2020

Navy Strengthens Defense Industrial Base with New Small Business Funding Opportunity

The Department of the Navy's agile Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs announced today $30 million in rapid-funding opportunities through a new Broad Agency Announcement, which is a request for scientific or research proposals, through May 28.
April 27, 2020