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'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

NOAA, Navy Continue Hunt For Lost Civil War Submarine Alligator

NOAA, with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will return this week to the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” to continue the hunt for the Alligator, the U.S. Navy’s first submarine.
September 06, 2005

Naval Leaders: Uncertainty Will Drive Innovation for the Future Force

At the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington D.C., Department of Navy leaders on Feb. 5 called for investment in new ideas and scientific research to keep the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps technologically superior in increasingly uncertain times.
February 09, 2015

Designer Thought: ONR ‘SCOUTs’ for Creative Warfighting Solutions at Naval Academy Event

Recent U.S. Naval Academy graduates engaged in a week-long "design thinking" event aimed at addressing a major challenge facing the Joint Interagency Task Force-South (JIATF-S) — limited resources to cover a huge area of operations to counter narcotics smuggling into the U.S. The Academy event — which lasted from Aug. 2-5 and culminated in presentations to Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Lorin Selby and other stakeholders — was a partnership between the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative, JIATF-S and multiple warfare centers.
August 11, 2022

Intense: Navy, Civilian Planners Get Big Assist in Storm Predictions

New technology sponsored by ONR will be used to help Navy and civilian officials planf or stormy weather.
June 14, 2013

U.S. Navy and Royal Navy Unite: ONR Global's London Tech Bridge Fuels Transatlantic Leap in Naval Readiness

In a first-of-its-kind transatlantic hybrid event, the Royal Navy and U.S. Navy recently converged at His Majesty’s Naval Base (HMNB) Portsmouth and Downtown Norfolk, Virginia, to explore how cutting-edge computer vision technologies can revolutionize the maintenance and sustainment of platforms across air, land, and maritime domains, bolstering overall warfighting capabilities.
August 08, 2025

The 2025 GlobalX Innovation Challenge: AI Innovations for Maritime Security Launched

The U.S. Office of Naval Research Global (ONR Global), in partnership with the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) Singapore, is proud to announce the launch of the GlobalX Innovation Joint Challenge: AI for Advancing Maritime Security. This nine-month international science challenge offers significant research partnerships to encourage groundbreaking research from around the world.
May 19, 2025

STEM Grand Challenge Winners to Build Better Digital Tutors for Students

Winners of ONR's STEM Grand Challenge will produce intelligent tutoring technology that will be used to enhance the STEM skills of students, Sailors and Marines.
February 21, 2012

ONR and GM Partner to Test Advanced Fuel Cell Vehicles of the Future

As the global automobile industry considers alternative energy sources to replace the traditional internal combustion engine, Jessie Pacheco, a mail clerk at Camp Pendleton, has been making his rounds to Marines in General Motors (GM) Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).
March 18, 2009

ONR's Digital Tutors Give Naval Recruits, High School Students an Academic Edge

The Office of Naval Research is helping students with computer-based applications similar to programs originally designed for Navy recruits.
April 18, 2011