Aug. 31, 2021 Engineer’s side hustle could fly BAF data capture to new heights Aleksandr Yarovinskiy, an electronics engineer with the 772nd Test Squadron’s Benefield Anechoic Facility radio frequency measurement team, is building an unmanned aircraft system from scratch in his spare time. This drone will have the capability to position a radio receiver or emitter – or both –
Aug. 31, 2021 AFCEC expands ‘RADR readiness’ with new training sites TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – Just a few years ago, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center overhauled the way Airmen recover damaged airfields. Today, the center is helping expand Air Force Rapid Airfield Damage Repair training opportunities by more than quadrupling the number of stateside training
Aug. 31, 2021 Team uses game to match problems with solutions Rather than pitch a single idea for a problem, the cell will bring in multiple prototypes in a means to find the best “match.” They expect this approach in exposing new technologies will help identify opportunities to leverage across the enterprise.
Aug. 30, 2021 AFRL extends capability for testing solid rocket motors with new equipment EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory's Rocket Propulsion Division has a new capability, a Split-Hopkinson Pressure Bar system, also known as a Kolsky bar, that measures stress at high strain rates and helps analyze material behavior under severe conditions. “This
Aug. 26, 2021 AFRL Munitions Directorate opens new collaborative facilities for faster technology development EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate recently opened two new jointly constructed facilities here, designed to serve as adaptable and collaborative workspace environments. These facilities will encourage rapid, cross-disciplinary interactions and
Aug. 25, 2021 SpaceWERX ready to propel space innovation LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – SpaceWERX officially lifted off Aug. 19 during the virtual Space Force Pitch Day. The event closed with 19 small businesses securing Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contracts to advance their cutting-edge space technologies.The newly launched
Aug. 23, 2021 AFNWC hosts inaugural Pitch Day for small business solutions to technical challenges AFNWC hosted its inaugural, invitation-only “Pitch Day” Aug. 17 to consider proposals from several small technology businesses.
Aug. 20, 2021 Rapid Dragon conducts first system-level demonstration of palletized munitions EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, completed two more successful demonstrations during its first system-level flight tests of this potential new
Aug. 18, 2021 RSO uses problems to find solutions at Pitch Days Charged with reducing sustainment costs and increasing mission capability rates, the Rapid Sustainment Office scours the landscape looking for solutions and scale them across the enterprise for maximum effect.
Aug. 17, 2021 AFRL showcases new precision effects capability EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory concluded its Dialable Effects Munition demonstration program during a test of the experimental weapon July 28. The DEM, an Office of the Secretary of Defense-funded Joint Capability Technology Demonstration, aims to mature,