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ONR-funded Researchers Examine New Approaches for Future Manned and Unmanned Aircraft Operations Aboard Carriers
DCAP is an ONR-funded effort to examine how aircraft carrier flight deck crews will manage manned and unmanned air vehicles.
The Future Is Now: Navy's Autonomous Swarmboats Can Overwhelm Adversaries
CARACaS, the Control Architecture for Robotic Agent Command and Sensing, can be put into a transportable kit and installed on almost any boat.
Building the Future, One RoboBoat at a Time
Teams of students representing six countries tested their engineering skills by developing autonomous boats during the 11th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held June 18-24 in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Awesome Autonomy: The Future Force and RoboBoats
The future of naval engineering was on display last week, as 13 teams of high school and college students did battle at the ninth annual RoboBoat Competition in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Meet the 2014 Top Scientists and Engineers of the Year
On June 12, several researchers affiliated with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory won the prestigious 2014 Dr. Delores M. Etter award.
RoboSub Competition: Engineering 20 Years of Fun and Learning
More than 300 high school and college engineering students tested their mechanical, electrical, computer and systems engineering skills while competing for cash prizes at the recent 20th International RoboSub Competition.
MLD Test Moves Navy a Step Closer to Lasers for Ship Self-Defense
The Office of Naval Research and its industry partner on April 6 successfully tested a solid-state, high-energy laser (HEL) from a surface ship, which disabled a small target vessel.
Navy Announces Winners of its First Distinguished Fellows Program for HBCU/MIs
The Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions Program—located at the Office of Naval Research—recently announced the inaugural winners of its Distinguished Fellows Program.
ONR-Sponsored Scientist Receives Nobel Prize in Physics
An ONR-sponsored scientist, Dr. David Wineland, won the Nobel Prize in physics on Oct. 9, 2012.
Navy Researchers Fire 1,000th Shot on Laboratory Electromagnetic Railgun
Navy researchers hit a materials research milestone in the Office of Naval Research's Electromagnetic Railgun program with its 1000th fire on Oct. 31.