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Radio, Active: ONR Celebrates Big Results from Tiny Transistor

Officials at the Office of Naval Research gathered Dec. 14 to celebrate the anniversary of the transistor.
January 01, 2012

U.S. Navy Demonstrates World's Most Powerful Electromagnetic Railgun at 10 MJ

The Navy´s Office of Naval Research successfully conducted a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, VA. An invited audience, including the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM Gary Roughead, witnessed this revolutionary technology in action.
January 31, 2008

Loco for Microscopic Sea Life

Despite all of the elbow room the open ocean offers miniscule life forms such as phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses, these creatures sometimes converge into patches called “thin layers.”
August 31, 2005

2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference

The 2005 Naval-Industry R&D Partnership Conference will take place July 26-29 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. The theme, “Enabling Naval Innovations to Win the Global War on Terrorism,” will promote the Navy/Marine Corps objective to rapidly develop and implement innovative solutions to the unique challenges of this war.
July 14, 2005

Marines Test New Energy-Efficient Weapon in the War on Trash

The Marine Corps is currently testing an ONR-funded trash disposal system that can reduce a standard 50 gallon trash bag of waste to a half-pint jar of harmless ash
November 15, 2011

ONR Kicks Off Fall Lecture Series by Addressing Dwindling Number of U.S. Engineers

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) launched its fall Distinguished Lecture Series on Sept. 21 at its headquarters with a presentation addressing the shortfall of engineers in the United States.
September 23, 2011

Weapon Autonomy and Applications

The Weapon Autonomy and Applications program is a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

Advanced Capabilities Integration

The Advanced Capabilities Integration program — a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department — guides applied research through advanced technology development to acquisition programs of record in the areas of kinetic weapons, directed energy systems and weapons, and naval aircraft systems.
March 18, 2022

Advanced Capability Applications

The Advanced Capability Applications program is a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022

Weapons Lethality

The Weapons Lethality program is a part of the Office of Naval Research's Naval Air Warfare and Weapons Department.
March 18, 2022