May 19, 2021 Small unmanned aerial systems to augment civil engineering operations SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office.The office, a component of the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s
May 19, 2021 Commentary: Minuteman III program office leads innovation with new campaign A team comprised of Airmen from the AFNWC and Air Force Global Strike Command has taken the lead on an innovation process to deploy projects faster while eliminating delays caused by lengthy or belated engineering reviews.
May 18, 2021 Innovative accelerator helps second cohort advance The second iteration of The U.S. Air Force Labs with MassChallenge program culminated in a virtual showcase on Zoom May 14.
May 13, 2021 WR-ALC hosts 4th JROBOT summit to boost robotics in maintenance The fourth Joint Robotics Organization for building Organic Technologies Summit took place at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, May 5 and 6.
May 11, 2021 Empowered Airmen accelerate change across Air Force Innovation and a forward-looking mindset have long been key aspects of Air Force culture.
May 10, 2021 Challenge accepted: Tinker employee submits winning time-saving idea Theresa Rogers was recently notified by email from Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin that she was one of 15 winners in the 2020 Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Challenge.
May 10, 2021 Innovation leads to solutions, processes with iHub The website encourages collaboration and increases shared knowledge between AFICC/KU, USAFE-AFAFRICA contracting squadrons and mission-focused business leaders, or MFBL, to spark innovations. Change agents can use the website as a filter for information to streamline processes or solve issues within
May 10, 2021 New force protection teams to leverage A.I., ‘robotic dogs’ at Tyndall Two Hanscom teams are helping to build the “base of the future” by integrating an exciting new force protection technology at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Teams within the Force Protection and Special Programs Divisions, both headquartered here, supplied and integrated the 325th Security Forces
May 7, 2021 609th AOC optimizes ATO production, first to use KRADOS operationally U.S. Air Forces Central’s 609th Air Operations Center made history this week when it became the first AOC to operationally utilize the Kessel Run All Domain Operations Suite to plan and execute the Master Air Attack Plan.The KRADOS suite of applications, which was developed by the Air Force Life
May 5, 2021 Air Force awards first airworthiness approval for human flight in AFWERX Agility Prime electric aircraft program WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric aircraft to BETA Technologies, a partner in the AFWERX Agility Prime Program. This enables BETA to begin flying its ALIA aircraft in the Agility Prime program. The