U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR)
Cyber
Virtual reality used by Embry-Riddle for cybersecurity defense training - News
August 19, 2021DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are designing a simulator to train Navy ROTC students, or midshipmen, in how to identify cybersecurity threats. In order to do so, officials at the university are leveraging virtual reality (VR) expertise found on the Daytona Beach Campus.
Comms
Unlocking the terahertz band to aid military communications - Story
February 05, 2021The clamor for more bandwidth for military use grows louder all the time, especially as 5G [fifth-generation wireless] networks promise to boost access to mission-critical communications, improve virtual reality/augmented reality tools for troops, and better support autonomous vehicles. In fact, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), in its May 2020 report outlining the government’s 5G strategy, called 5G broadband a “critical strategic technology” that the U.S. telecommunications industry must master so as to gain “long-term economic and military advantage.”
Radar/EW
U.S. Navy taps advanced radar and laser tech for missile and drone threats - Story
September 03, 2020As hypersonic missiles, stealthy drones, and myriad other threats continue to emerge, ships are adapting by bringing more sophisticated laser and radar technologies aboard.
Unmanned
Navy looks to develop game to recruit unmanned vehicle operators - News
March 20, 2018A.I.
ONR sponsors sleep/decision-making link research - News
March 16, 2018Unmanned
DARPA autonomous unmanned vessel moves up to Office of Naval Research - News
February 05, 2018Unmanned
