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The Mind as a Weapon: Helping Marines Make Faster, Better Combat Decisions

To enhance the decision-making capabilities of Marines, the 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines recently held a weeklong exercise called Spartan Emerging Technology and Innovation Week at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
January 17, 2017

Training to Survive Hypoxia Without Actually Getting It

The Office of Naval Research has funded a successful program to help train naval aviators to recognize the early effects of hypoxia-oxygen starvation. When the brain is starved of oxygen, it starts to shut down by stages-slowed reactions, impaired judgment, disorientation, loss of consciousness, and...
March 19, 2002

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.
June 27, 2018

New 3D-Simulator Generates Training, Expertise on Subs

A new 3D simulator, developed by the TechSolutions, teaches Sailors how to operate and repair diesel generators aboard submarines.
March 18, 2015

ONR-funded Military Satellite Arrives at Alaska Launch Pad

The Navy’s new joint tactical communications satellite arrived at Alaska’s Kodiak Launch Complex on March 1.
March 15, 2011

LOCUST: Autonomous, swarming UAVs fly into the future

ONR officials announced successful testing of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology, or LOCUST, program.
April 14, 2015

Navy Honored for Pace, Quality of Inventions

Navy scientists and engineers in 2012 once again had the world’s most significant government portfolio of newly patented discoveries and inventions, according to a November report published by the Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
January 01, 2012

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

Remarkable Robotics: ROVs Shine in ONR-Sponsored International SeaPerch Challenge

More than 130 teams of elementary, middle and high school students from around the world competed at the annual International SeaPerch Challenge on June 4 at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland.
June 10, 2022

Game On: Virtual Trainer Takes Serious Approach to Electronic Warfare

Missiles are launched at a Navy ship, and Sailors must decide in a matter of seconds how to keep from getting hit. A new
January 01, 2015