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Unmanned
Navy helicopter demonstrates autonomous capabilities with use of tablet - News
December 13, 2017
MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) completed the final helicopter flight demonstration with autonomous capability for the Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System (AACUS) program at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia.
Comms
Mapping software aims to make live-fire training safer - News
November 17, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) TechSolutions program has shepherded the development of a new software tool to be used during live-fire exercises that will map out training areas in great detail.
Unmanned
Navy, Georgia Tech develop system to identify talented UAS operators - News
September 05, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Georgia Tech and the Naval Aerospace Medical Institute are developing a series of specialized tests to assess cognitive abilities and personality traits, as well as identify potential Navy and Marine Corps unmanned aerial system (UAS) operators. Office of Naval Research (ONR) officials are sponsoring these tests called Selection for UAS Personnel (SUPer).
Cyber
Virginia Tech & ONR develop operating system to improve computing power - News
June 21, 2017
ARLINGTON, Va. Virginia Tech with support from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) developed an operating system that can compile different programming languages into a single cyber tongue called Popcorn Linux.
Radar/EW
Electronic warfare & electromagnetic spectrum focus of ONR program - Other
April 13, 2016
Office of Naval Research (ONR) experts are enabling full electromagnetic spectrum control for the military under a research and development (R&D) effort called the Electronic Warfare Discovery & Invention (EW D&I) program. Under this program BAE Systems won a contract and is leading a team that will enable the military to access and control all waveforms needed for electronic warfare (EW).
Cyber
Cyberattack defense on U.S. Navy ships with RHIMES system - News
September 21, 2015
ARLINGTON, Va. The U.S. Navy is developing a Resilient Hull, Mechanical, and Electrical Security (RHIMES) system in response to cyber security threats such as the 2012 breach of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet. The system is designed to make its shipboard mechanical and electrical control systems resilient to cyber attacks.
Unmanned
Swarm of small UAVs are used in Navy's LOCUST demonstrations - News
April 22, 2015
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. Officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced a recent demonstration of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) Program. The exercise demonstrated technology of cooperative swarming of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
