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Smartphones to Steer Unmanned Rotorcraft on the Battlefield

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Aurora Flight Sciences on Sept. 28 to develop robotic rotorcraft capable of supporting rapid autonomous aerial cargo delivery to the battlefield.
October 03, 2012

ONR Scientist Generates 'Mud Power' for NPR Radio Audience

Dr. Linda Chrisey, a leading scientist at the Office of Naval Research, discussed how researchers are generating electricity from bacteria found in mud and wastewater during National Public Radio's recent "Science Friday" segment.
January 01, 2010

ONR Honors Shlesinger With 2006 Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award

On October 30, 2007, Chief of Naval Research Rear Admiral William Landay III and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) honored Dr. Michael F. Shlesinger as the 2006 recipient of the Dr. Fred E. Saalfeld Award for Outstanding Lifetime Achievement in Science at a ceremony at ONR´s headquarters in Arlington, Va.
October 30, 2007

Office of Naval Research Serves Up Revamped Software for Navy Chefs

A product of ONR’s TechSolutions program, Food Service Management System 3 is a next-generation upgrade of the current DOS-based software design, which expires in October. FSM3 offers menu-planning tools, recipes, nutritional analyses, budget information and inventory tracking.
January 01, 2011

From Research to Railgun: Revolutionary Weapon to Debut at Future Force EXPO

The Electromagnetic Railgun—a weapon that will play a significant role in the future of the U.S. Navy—will be on display to the public for the first time on the East Coast Feb. 4-5 at the Naval Future Force Science and Technology (S&T) EXPO in Washington, D.C., officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today.
January 01, 2015

Basic Research Challenge

The ONR Basic Research Challenge (BRC) program was established to competitively select and fund promising research programs in new areas not addressed by the current basic research program. The program stimulates new, high-risk basic research projects in multidisciplinary and departmental collaborative efforts, and funds topics that foster leading edge science and attract new principal investigators and organizations.
March 18, 2022

Vice Chief of Naval Research to Speak at 2020 Modern Day Marine Virtual Expo

Vice Chief of Naval Research Brig. Gen. Benjamin Watson will be a panelist at the 2020 Modern Day Marine Virtual Experience, to be held Sept. 22-24 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
September 17, 2020

New ONR Policy Equalizes Opportunities for Contractors

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) published new guidance on Sep. 15, aimed at preventing conflicts of interest among companies competing for business with the science and technology organization.
September 15, 2011

ONR's Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator Will Test Revolutionary Rimjet Propulsion System

Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) returned the Navy´s Advanced Electric Ship Demonstrator—or Sea Jet—with a new modified stern to the Office of Naval Research (ONR) on March 14, 2008
March 18, 2008

Oregon State University's Holman, Scripps Institution of Oceanography's Kuperman Named to CNO Oceanography Post

The Office of Naval Research has announced that Dr. Robert A. Holman of Oregon State University and Dr. William A. Kuperman of Scripps Institution of Oceanography have been appointed jointly to a four-year term as the FY 2004 Secretary of the Navy/Chief of Naval Research Chair in Oceanographic Science.
August 26, 2003