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Welcome Aboard, Capt. Plew! NavalX has a New Director

On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) held a change-of-office ceremony for NavalX, a partner organization within the command.
September 16, 2022

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

ONR Global TechSolutions Showcases Innovation at Modern Day Marine

United States Marines and government civilians convened at the 2025 Modern Day Marine (MDM) Expo along with academia and key industry partners during the week of April 29 - May 1 in Washington, DC.
May 21, 2025

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

Senior ONR Executive Earns Highest DoD Civilian Award for Transition Excellence

Dr. Joseph P. Lawrence III, who oversees ONR’s Transition Directorate, received the defense department's highest civilian honor Nov. 4.
November 04, 2011

ONR Program Uses Cell Phones to Fight Epidemics

An ONR-managed program to get ahead of epidemic outbreaks has led to the deployment of new healthcare monitoring and information collection technology in South America and Africa, officials announced Jan. 15.
January 15, 2013

Tagging the Great White Shark…and a Few of His Friends

What will some 4,000 of the smartest dressed elephant seals, tuna fish, albatrosses, leatherback sea turtles, great white sharks, and other pelagic megafauna in the Pacific all be wearing in the coming seasons? How about the latest in microprocessor-based electronic tags, some no bigger than...
August 22, 2002

ONR Global Shapes the Department of the Navy's Science & Technology Collaboration Worldwide

ONR Global acts as a technology broker, bridging operational Sailor and Marines with the Naval Research Enterprise.
July 22, 2011

Battle Rhythm: Navy Looking at Sleep, Decision-Making Links

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) Global is sponsoring new research by Professor Sean Drummond at the Monash Institute of Cognitive and Clinical Neurosciences (MICCN) in Australia to study the impact of fatigue and circadian rhythm disruption on people's decision-making capabilities.
January 01, 2018