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ONR-Funded Young Innovators Recognized by President

Six researchers funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) were honored with Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), officials announced Aug. 10.

January 01, 2012

Two High-Tech Navy Research Vessels Enter Construction Phase

Construction for two new, state-of-the-art Ocean-class Auxiliary General Purpose Oceanographic Research vessels research ships funded by the Office of Naval Research officially got underway with a keel-laying and dedication ceremony Aug. 17 in Anacortes, Wash.

August 20, 2012

Crawler Reconnaissance

It can follow a search instruction plan, classify, and map underwater mines in turbulent ocean surf zones. It travels about 6 feet per second on land, and about 2 feet per second in the water.

July 08, 2003

Destination Deadhorse…and Beyond

In late March, the U.S. Navy established a camp on a severe and unforgivingly cold stretch of ice about 150 miles north of Deadhorse, Alaska.

April 23, 2003

ONR's Silver Fox Deployed to Aid Marine Corps

Smaller than the Predator and Global Hawk, the Office of Naval Research's unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), Silver Fox, comes ready for the hunt.

April 08, 2003

What Lies Beneath

Office of Naval Research is to examine this mystery from air, land, sea, and

September 29, 2003

Fully Integrated Scramjet Missile Engine Tested at Mach 6.5

Arlington, VA -- The Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully conducted the first-ever ground test of a full-scale, fully integrated hypersonic cruise missile engine using conventional liquid hydrocarbon fuel on May 30, 2002. The test...

June 12, 2002

High Tech Sky Tech

Move over, Buck Rogers. Soon there may be a war-time battlefield where nary a human combatant is in view, but one in which swarms of unmanned, unattended, and untethered drones on the ground, in the air, and underwater are doing everything that is normally seen in a hostile combat zone: surveillance...

May 30, 2002

Winners to Share $1 Million Prize in Office of Naval Research Challenge

The Office of Naval Research announced Feb. 28 that it selected 10 finalists from its Chief of Naval Research (CNR) Challenge, which was featured at the organization's recent science and technology conference.

February 28, 2011

Office of Naval Research Showcases Technologies at Sea-Air-Space Expo

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) will display some of its newest technologies and programs, including alternative energy initiatives as well as laser and weapon systems, at the 2011 Navy League Sea-Air-Space Exposition, April 11-13, 2011.

April 11, 2011