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Navy, Marine Corps Spotlight the Future of Amphibious, Autonomous Warfare
Autonomous vehicles, augmented reality systems and advanced wireless networks were among the technologies showcased during S2ME2 ANTX 2017.
May 04, 2017
ONR Sensor and Software Suite Hunts Down More Than 600 Suspect Boats
Researchers deployed the system, called “Rough Rhino,” aboard U.S. aircraft, ships and partner nation ships operating in waters off the coast of Senegal and Cape Verde. Sailors and Coast Guardsmen could access and control the sensors both afloat and ashore, as well as share information in a real-time common operating picture.
July 10, 2012
GlobalX Challenge: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
GlobalX Challenge: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
May 19, 2025
GlobalX Challenge: Official Guidelines
GlobalX Challenge: Official Guidelines
May 19, 2025
Navy Creates iPad App for Managing Stress and Fending off PTSD
The Office of Naval Research, in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is sponsoring development of the Stress Resilience Training System (SRTS), an iPad app training program that teaches Sailors and Marines to understand their stress responses and manage them by learning biofeedback techniques that work for their individual needs. The affordable, hi-tech, solution could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, helping warfighters and potentially saving billions of dollars in associated medical costs.
March 06, 2013
Brain Boost: ONR Global Sponsors Research to Improve Memory through Electricity
In a study that could improve how people learn and retain information, ONR Global-sponsored researchers in Rome significantly boosted the memory and mental performance of laboratory mice through electrical stimulation.
February 29, 2016
NOAA, Navy Continue Hunt For Lost Civil War Submarine Alligator
NOAA, with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), will return this week to the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” to continue the hunt for the Alligator, the U.S. Navy’s first submarine.
September 06, 2005
Deep Dive: ONR-Supported Research Combats Oxygen Toxicity in Navy Divers
Ketone esters—oral supplements useful in epilepsy treatment—are being studied to fight seizures caused by hyperbaric oxygen toxicity, a life-threatening byproduct of breathing too much oxygen that impacts deep-water divers.
December 08, 2015
A New Defense for Navy Ships: Protection from Cyber Attacks
The U.S. Navy is developing the RHIMES system, a cyber protection system designed to make its shipboard mechanical and electrical control systems resilient to cyber attacks.
September 17, 2015
Historic Leap: Navy Shipboard Laser Operates in Persian Gulf
Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today that the laser weapon system (LaWS)—a cutting-edge weapon that brings significant new capabilities to America’s Sailors and Marines—was for the first time successfully deployed and operated aboard a naval vessel in the Persian Gulf.
December 10, 2014