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Awesome Algorithms: Prize Challenge Tests Software Performance in Unmanned Vehicles
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division (NSWC Crane) and the NavalX Midwest Tech Bridge recently sponsored a three-stage competition called the Artificial Intelligence for Small Unit Maneuvers (AISUM) Prize Challenge.
May 09, 2022
Virtual Reality, Real Ingenuity
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently helped solve a simple, yet serious, problem facing Marines deployed overseas: How do you train on weapons systems when live-fire training opportunities and ammunition are at a premium? With ingenuity, virtual reality, and a blowtorch.
January 01, 2005
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.
January 01, 2011
ONR Announces Young Investigator Program Awards
The Office of Naval Research today announced the award of 26 grants totaling $8.4 million as a result of the Fiscal Year 2002 ONR Young Investigator Program competition. A total of 260 proposals were submitted in response to this year's program announcement. The Young Investigator Program supports...
February 05, 2003
ONR Ranks Fourth in Federal Survey for Workplace Innovation
The Office of Naval Research’s innovation score of 76.6 in the Partnership for Public Service's new report was an increase over the previous year’s tally in the “Agency Subcomponent” rankings, placing the organization just behind three of NASA’s space centers.
July 31, 2012
The Big Thaw
There is momentous news inside the Arctic Circle. It's getting warmer!; and in the world of polar science (where everyone knows that ice affects the Earth's temperature) the experts are getting restless. As more and more ice melts, there is less of it around to reflect the Sun's rays back into space...
April 01, 2001
Department of the Navy Announces 2015 Young Investigators
The Department of the Navy named 36 recipients of the 2015 Young Investigator Program on April 30, 2015.
April 30, 2015
ONR Demonstrates Revolutionary Infantry Immersion Trainer to Joint Chiefs Chairman
The Chairman to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, witnessed Marines in action Tuesday as they confronted loud explosions and thick smoke in the Infantry Immersion Trainer´s virtual Iraqi village.
February 19, 2008
Engineering Excellence: Engineers with ONR Ties Elected to Renowned Scientific Academy
Three esteemed engineers with ties to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Class of 2025. NAE members are among the world’s most accomplished engineers from business, academia and government.
March 14, 2025
ONR: Big Opportunities for Small Business at Navy Gold Coast
To maintain the technological superiority of the American warfighter, and build partnerships with small businesses, the Office of Naval Research last week attended the 27th annual Navy Gold Coast Small Business Procurement Event in San Diego.
September 02, 2015