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On the heels of a vibrant meeting between some of the nation’s top minds in autonomy and unmanned systems, officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today they will host a similar gathering of experts on the subject of information dominance and C4I (command, control, communications, computers and intelligence) later this year.

Having just completed a forum with data science experts from around the country, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced July 1 they will host another gathering of leading thinkers in the fall for in-depth discussions on warfighter performance.

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) recently hosted more than 100 experts for discussions on how science and technology can improve warfighter performance—and in the process assembled a panel of leading specialists that could transform training, experimentation and planning for Navy missions and operations.

As the Navy prepares to deploy its first laser weapon on a ship later this summer, Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials announced June 11 that they have finished awarding contracts to develop a similar weapon to be used on ground vehicles.

The ONR-funded Halo Barrier could offer far greater stopping capacity against speeding attack vessels, require less manpower to operate and could show significant cost avoidances over time compared to existing systems.

The Office of Naval Research last week completed a successful demonstration of a new lightweight ramp intended for use on the Navy's Joint High Speed Vessel.

Obstacle avoidance. Automated docking. Speed gates. Acoustic beacon positioning. Underwater light identification. These are just some of the missions teams had to successfully complete to win at the 7th annual International RoboBoat Competition, held this month at the Founders Inn and Spa in Virginia Beach, Va.

The U.S. Navy received patents for more inventions last year than two-thirds of the Fortune 500 corporations and government agencies ranked in a report published in July 2014.

See winners from the ONR-cosponsored 52nd National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium, April 23-27, 2014.

Navy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer.