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The Department of the Navy’s Floating Instrument Platform (R/P FLIP) is celebrating its 50th year of service June 29. With an ability to drift over the ocean like a ship—yet transform into a vertical buoy in pursuit of scientific research—the 355-foot research vessel is able to conduct investigations in a number of fields, including acoustics, oceanography, meteorology and marine mammal observation.

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.

FY23 Long Range Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Navy and Marine Corps Science and Technology

The Department of the Navy’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions program recently held its first outreach event at a Native American university or college—Navajo Technical University in Crownpoint, New Mexico.

RoboNation is gearing up for a larger, more competitive, global event that is entering the field of student robotics competitions, U.S. Navy officials announced Aug. 14.

The Navy is seeking solutions to reduce weight and lower the center of gravity for surface ships to improve their performance at a reasonable cost.

Work done on a Navy Metalworking Center (NMC) project was recognized with a 2008 Defense Manufacturing Technology Achievement Award, which is given by the Department of Defense Joint Defense Manufacturing Technology Panel (JDMTP).

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded a 2003 Fellows Award to Dr. Deborah Shiu-lan Jin of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and an ONR

If you know where the mines are, you don't necessarily have to sweep them up—just don't drive over them. It comes down to knowing where you are and what's around you—what the military calls "having situational awareness."

When designing a rotary aircraft such as a helicopter or tilt-wing, engineers must strike a balance between the blade angle that works best for forward flight and the angle that works best for vertical flight.