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Communications and Networking

The goal of the Office of Naval Research's Communications and Networking program is to support the Navy's Information Warfare vision by developing measurable advances in technology to improve end-to-end connectivity and quality-of-service for mission-critical information exchange among widely dispersed naval, joint, and coalition forces.
March 18, 2022

New Energy Sources Fuel Interest from Secretary of the Navy

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus discussed several ONR-funded technologies during his Dec. 7 visit to a Marine Corps Base in Hawaii.
December 08, 2011

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

Biotechnology for Naval Applications

The aim of the Biotechnology for Naval Applications Program is to discover and develop biologically based and bioengineered solutions to expand current Warfighter capabilities in the domains of materials, manufacturing, electronics, sensors, and devices.
March 18, 2022

Attention, Science Fans! Naval STEM Launches Newest Naval Horizons Essay Contest

The Department of the Navy’s (DoN) Naval STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) program has gone live with the newest iteration of its popular Naval Horizons student essay contest for high school and college students.
March 21, 2024

More Power to You: Marines Boost Energy, Lighten Load

In an effort to move toward increased energy independence in the field, Marines used a wearable solar-powered system to extend the battery life of crucial electronic devices during a recent field exercise, officials announced Oct. 30.
January 01, 2013

Scent of a Lobster

No question about it… spiny lobsters aren't pretty. Keith Ward, chair of ONR's Biomolecular and Biosystems Science and Technology Group, doesn't particularly like their looks either, but he knows their sense of smell is astounding. Researchers funded by Ward figure that a lobster's extraordinary...
January 01, 2001

Cyber Security and Complex Software Systems

The Office of Naval Research's Cyber Security and Complex Software Systems program focuses on developing the fundamental principles and models for the design and construction of complex software systems that meet required assurances for security, safety, reliability and performance.
March 18, 2022

Administration Lookup

The following Office of Naval Research offices carry out award administration, indirect cost rate negotiations, business system reviews and quality assurance responsibilities.
March 18, 2022

Explosive Hazards Defeat

The Explosive Hazards Defeat (EHD) program invests in basic research, applied research and advanced technology development to support development of new capabilities in on-the-move standoff detection and neutralization of explosive hazards.
March 18, 2022