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Disaster Relief: How Can AI Improve Humanitarian Assistance?

On Aug. 2-3, ONR co-hosted a workshop discussing how artificial intelligence could be used to improve humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
January 01, 2018

Navy's HACKtheMACHINE Challenge Seeks New Ideas for Unmanned, Autonomous Tech

Sign up to participate in the HACKtheMACHINE Unmanned competition, which will be held virtually on Nov 16-19.
November 12, 2021

Navy Knowledge Advances; Arctic Ocean Ice Retreats

Scientists sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) revealed today the latest findings from a study on Arctic sea ice—with one expert noting that summer sea ice levels could potentially fall to zero before the end of this century.
February 05, 2015

The In-Crowd: Disaster Relief Gets Extra Eyes from Crowdsourcing

The Office of Naval Research has demonstrated how crowdsourcing may speed response times to critical locations, save lives, and limit damage caused by natural disaster.
August 06, 2014

Attention on Deck: ONR Tech for Sailors, Marines and Kids on Display at Fleet Week NY

ONR will exhibit on Piers 86 and 92, as well as in Times Square, for Fleet Week New York 2014, May 21-27.
May 20, 2014

More than a Feeling: ONR Investigates 'Spidey Sense' for Sailors and Marines

Hunches are 50-50 propositions, but Navy researchers want to know if those facing the unexpected in the heat of battle can be trained to guess right more often than not.
January 01, 2014

ONR Technology Helps Sailors Toe the Line

The TechSolutions office at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) gets requests for new technologies directly from Sailors on the high seas, or Marines on the front lines—and in answer to just such an inquiry, new footwear could soon be making its way to the fleet, officials announced Feb. 12.
February 12, 2014

Wave of the Future: New Technology Could Impact Ships at Sea

Sea tests concluding Sept. 19 demonstrated the Environmental and Ship Motion Forecasting System.
September 26, 2013

Lightning Strikes: ONR Adds Speed, Precision to JSF Manufacturing

A faster, more precise way to create cockpit enclosures may end up saving the F-35 Lightning II program a significant amount in manufacturing costs.
January 01, 2013

ONR Names New Executive Director for Acquisition Management

The Office of Naval Research tapped Rick ONeil, recently elevated to the Senior Executive Service, to manage its Acquisition Department and the thousands of grants, contracts and other transactions ONR has with research institutions and industry around the world in the constant pursuit of innovation.
June 06, 2013