The Office of Naval Research (ONR) coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps.
(30) Develops and transitions technologies to enable the Navy-Marine Corps team to win and survive on the battlefield, today and tomorrow.
(31) Supports the development of advanced electronics, communications, surveillance and navigational tools that provide the Navy with a battlefield advantage.
(32) Equips the Navy with technologies designed to observe, model and predict air, ocean and shore environments, and detect underwater threats.
(33) Develops and delivers technologies that enable superior warfighting and energy capabilities for naval forces, platforms and undersea weaponry.
(34) Enhances warfighter effectiveness and efficiency through bioengineered and biorobotic systems, medical technologies, improved manpower, personnel, training and system design.
(35) Supports the Navy’s power project needs, fostering the technology development of naval aircraft, structures, propulsion, autonomy, energetic, directed energy and electric weapons.

Directorates

ONR’s directorates balance a robust science and technology (S&T) portfolio, allocating funds to meet the warfighter's requirements.

ONR Global

ONR Program Helps Girls Pursue Science

Image - A Technovation Challenge teamWomen’s History Month is in full swing, and ONR is helping to meet the challenge of encouraging young women to become scientists.

The Technovation Challenge—funded by ONR to introduce girls to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers—provides an opportunity for girls from around the country to design and pitch mobile phone apps to leaders in computer science and business.

Research on the Road

Sea-Air-Space Expo 2013 (Details)
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Md.
April 8-10, 2013

The Navy League's Sea-Air-Space Expo is the largest maritime exposition in the U.S., bringing together representatives from the private sector with key military decision makers.

iPad App for Lessening Stress and PTSD

A screenshot of the Stress Relief Training System.ONR is co-funding an affordable, hi-tech solution for managing stress that could help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder, helping warfighters and potentially saving billions of dollars in associated medical costs.

ONR, in conjunction with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is sponsoring development of the Stress Resilience Training System, 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.

ONR Locations

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