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U.S. Navy Sails by Competition for Number, Quality of Patents

A laser with the potential to jam heat-seeking missiles and sniff out chemicals is one of 358 technologies patented by the U.S. Navy in 2012, helping the service dominate the government category in an annual ranking of patent portfolios published Oct. 23.

November 07, 2013

Cultivating Naval Collaboration, Capabilities: Navy Expands Tech Bridge Network

The Naval Agility Office (NavalX) recently announced the creation of six new Tech Bridge locations—doubling the number to 12.

May 21, 2020

Get Your Rotor Runnin': ONR-sponsored Flexrotor Program Takes off for Next Phase

The Office of Naval Research is awarding a phase II contract to Aerovel Corp. to develop flight controls for the Flexrotor vertical takeoff and landing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

April 30, 2012

What Lies Beneath

Office of Naval Research is to examine this mystery from air, land, sea, and

September 29, 2003

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

'Tech Talk' with Keith Hammack

In this transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online series, Tech Talk, deputy manager Keith Hammack answers questions about ONR's autonomous ground vehicles.

January 01, 2010

Navy Turns to UAVs for Help with Radar, Communications

Scientists recently launched unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from a research vessel in a significant experiment that could help boost the Navy’s radar and communications performance at sea.

July 31, 2013

Bridging the Gap: NJOC Improves Communication between Junior, Senior Officers

The U.S. Navy’s more than 35,000 junior officers have a new avenue for sharing ideas, insights and concerns with senior leadership—via the service’s Naval Junior Officer Counsel (NJOC).

March 10, 2022

Current Knowledge: New Research Ship is Ready for Duty

Amid booming fireworks and the joyful cheers from a large crowd of well-wishers, the brand-new research vessel (R/V) Neil Armstrong recently arrived at its new home at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.

April 14, 2016

Powerful Pitches: Sailors Share Ideas to Improve Navy during S&T Challenge

At Athena DC 1.0, a challenge styled in the fashion of the “Shark Tank” TV show, five Sailors pitched their ideas for improving the Navy to a panel of experts and an audience of representatives from academia, industry, the military and government agencies. The event, hosted by the Athena Project, was held at this week’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition, officials announced May 20.

May 20, 2016