ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 30 -- The U.S. Navy's Office of Naval Research issued the following press release:
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) concluded a week of direct engagement with industry on Sept. 24. It hosted Innovation Industry Days (I2D) Sept. 21-22, followed by Focus Area Technical Exchanges, known as ONR TECHx, Sept. 23-24, all held at George Mason University's Mason Square in Ballston.
The back-to-back events brought together approximately 300 participants from the defense, commercial and emerging technology sectors to accelerate warfighter capabilities for the Navy and Marine Corps.
"What we saw this week was industry showing up ready to solve real problems, not hypothetical ones," said Dr. Thomas Fu, ONR Executive Director p...