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Down Under Demo: ONR Touts Additive Manufacturing Tech at Australian Event

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) — and its international arm, ONR Global — participated in the recent Autonomous Warrior 2023 (AW23) exercise, located at HMAS Creswell in Jervis Bay, Australia.

February 23, 2024

Drug Detection: ONR SCOUT Tests Tech for Monitoring Illicit Maritime Cargo

To improve capabilities for monitoring aircraft and vessels carrying illicit maritime cargo such as drugs — for longer periods of time and over greater distances — the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative recently conducted a dynamic experimentation event at Joint Expeditionary Base (JEB) Little Creek-Fort Story, Virginia, at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay.

September 19, 2022

On the Surface: ONR SCOUT Showcases Unmanned Surface Vehicle Capability on the Water

In an effort to increase the range and detection of various unmanned surface vessels (USVs), the Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored SCOUT initiative recently conducted a unique demonstration event off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia.

October 11, 2022

Navy ‘SCOUTs’ the Digital Battlespace to Test Operational Problems

A partnership involving the Office of Naval Research (ONR); the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (DASN RDT&E); and the Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-S) is conducting the first virtual sprint demonstration of the Aggregated Digital Ecosystem for Naval Advantage (ADENA) during February and March 2022.

March 03, 2022

Gray Matter: ONR-Sponsored Neuroscientists Receive 2024 Brain Prize

Two Office of Naval Research (ONR)-supported professors — Dr. Terrence Sejnowski of the University of California, San Diego and Dr. Haim Sompolinsky of Harvard University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem — recently won the 2024 Brain Prize for pioneering contributions to computational and theoretical neuroscience.

June 26, 2024

Revolutionizing the Waves: A Breakthrough in Surf Observation Technology for Sailors and Marines

The Office of Naval Research Global TechSolutions program recently demonstrated the latest advancement in surf observation (SUROB) technology at the Technical Concept Experiment 24.2 held at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California.

October 17, 2024

Manage Your Contract Award

This section includes information for award recipients about managing contract awards.

March 18, 2022

Meanwhile, Back to Barnacles

"They're very good at what they do, says ONR's Paul Armistead. Powerful even. They work fast, possess a tenacity that is remarkable, make it look easy, and they've been at it since the beginning of time. What's more, they do it underwater. Billions of them glue themselves to ship hulls and cost the...

January 21, 2003

Story Time: ONR Researchers Create 'Human User Manual' for Robots

Researchers at Georgia Tech have created an artificial intelligence software program to teach robots to read stories, learn acceptable behavior and understand successful ways to conduct themselves in diverse social situations.

June 15, 2016

Battle of the RoboSubs: Young Engineers Compete for Underwater Supremacy

After months of planning, it all came to down to this one moment—the 19th annual international RoboSub Competition, held in San Diego, California, July 25-30.

August 05, 2016