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Drug Detection: ONR SCOUT Tests Tech for Monitoring Illicit Maritime Cargo

To improve capabilities for monitoring aircraft and vessels carrying illicit maritime cargo such as drugs — for longer periods of time and over greater distances — the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative recently conducted a dynamic experimentation event at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay.
September 19, 2022

Fully Integrated Scramjet Missile Engine Tested at Mach 6.5

Arlington, VA -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully conducted the first-ever ground test of a full-scale, fully integrated hypersonic cruise missile engine using conventional liquid hydrocarbon fuel on May 30, 2002. The test...
June 12, 2002

ONR Makes Virtual Training Anywhere, Anytime, a Reality

Marines tested an augmented reality system from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) last week that could revolutionize the way they prepare for battle, allowing them to transform any location into a dynamic training ground.
November 10, 2014

Powerful Patents: Navy Outranks All Government Agencies in Yearly Report

For the fifth consecutive year, the U.S. Navy leads the government in an annual ranking of patent portfolios.
July 30, 2015

Maintenance Alert: Portable Kit Analyzes Fluids to Gauge Health of Military Vehicles

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has sponsored the development of an integrated tool to make fluid and fuel analysis faster, easier and mobile. It’s called the Portable Fluid Analyzer Plus (PFA+).
September 30, 2024

Venture Capitalists At Sea

"We must transition the newest capabilities and technology rapidly to the Fleet, the Force, and the larger commercial world," says Susan L. Bales, ONR's Commercial Technology Transition Officer. "We're in the business of delivering Naval capability and driving down cost, and we want to partner with...
January 01, 2003

Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War on Trash

The Marine Corps is currently testing an ONR-funded trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50 gallon trash bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash
November 15, 2011

CNO: How Can U.S. Navy Prevail in Contest for Maritime Supremacy?

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson gave remarks at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology Expo, held Jul. 20-21 in Washington, D.C.
January 01, 2017

Navy Chief: Here's What We Need for the Future Force

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. Jonathan Greenert, today outlined the top science and technology objectives for the Navy and Marine Corps of the future, at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C.
February 04, 2015

Navy Announcing $10 Million in New Small Business Funding Opportunities

The Department of the Navy (DoN) is offering more than $10 million in funding opportunities to attract new small business partners and identify technology advances in the areas of autonomy, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and command and control networks.
September 08, 2020