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Unmanned Capabilities Front and Center During Naval Exercise

During a visit to San Diego for the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem 21, Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby said America’s growing focus on autonomous capabilities is showing impressive results.

April 22, 2021

ONR Celebrates 65 Years of Pioneering Science and Technology

The Office of Naval Research marked its 65th anniversary with a commemorative timeline storyboard Aug. 1, 2011.

January 01, 2011

A Moving Experience: New Navy Transportation Tool Takes Off

In a significant advance for military transportation, a new web-based tool sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) brings an Expedia-like capability to Navy planners looking to move personnel or equipment around the world quickly and affordably.

August 05, 2013

Secretary of the Navy Outlines Plan to Renew Focus in STEM Education at Conference

Reinforcing President Obama’s call to improve America’s STEM education over the next decade, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced his plan to strengthen the service’s future workforce at a June 15-16 conference sponsored by the Office of Naval Research.

June 15, 2011

A Cyber Moment: ONR Reservist Wins Federal 100 Award

On March 26, Lt. Cmdr. Tom McAndrew became the first ONR Reservist to win a Federal 100 Award.

March 27, 2015

Navy Program 'Excelerates' Alternative Energy

As the Department of the Navy continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research today announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy ideas.

September 09, 2013

Chief of Naval Research to Speak at Robotics Conference

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder will discuss opportunities for academia and industry to engage in various Office of Naval Research autonomy and robotics programs.

February 08, 2012

'Tech Talk' with Tracy Frost

The following is a transcript from the Office of Naval Research's online Tech Talk series with Tracy Frost who answered questions about ONR's SBIR program.

January 01, 2010

Office of Naval Research Achieves Milestone With Free Electron Laser Program

Scientists at Los Alamos National Lab, N.M., have achieved a remarkable breakthrough with the Office of Naval Research's Free Electron Laser (FEL) program, demonstrating an injector capable of producing the electrons needed to generate megawatt-class laser beams for the Navy's next-generation weapon system.

January 19, 2011

PC Magazine Hails ONR-Funded Research as 'Invention That Will Change Everything'

The memristor, a once dormant electronic circuit theory developed with funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), may soon revolutionize PC computing.

November 22, 2008