May 30, 2023 AFRL to welcome new lab commander during June ceremony Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain will assume command of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, during a change of command ceremony hosted by Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, commander, Air Force Materiel Command, June 5, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Hangar 2.
May 30, 2023 AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II mission The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future
May 24, 2023 Space Force details Holistic Health Approach, Continuous Fitness Assessment study The U.S. Space Force will begin implementing the Holistic Health Approach for uniformed Guardians May 2023, including a voluntary two-year Continuous Fitness Assessment study to assess and validate a new fitness concept using wearable devices for the service.
May 24, 2023 Defense industry leaders converge at ‘SIM’ to align with Air Force priorities The Department of the Air Force shared its priorities, plans and challenges with about 180 representatives from industry at the 2023 Strategic Interchange Meetings, or SIM, April 10-14, 2023.
May 23, 2023 AFRL’s scientific achievement award winners guest star on Lab Life podcast Dr. Matthew Dickerson and Dr. Lisa Rueschhoff of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, are the featured guests on episode 74 of AFRL’s “Lab Life” Podcast titled “Hot Topics in Ceramics.”
May 22, 2023 AFRL hosts 1st civic leaders in lab’s inaugural immersion program The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted community leaders from across the country for the lab’s first civic leader immersion program at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base April 30 to May 2, 2023.
May 19, 2023 AFWERX announces new mantra, mission, vision statements AFWERX leadership announced a new mantra, mission and vision statement to its Airmen and Guardians in a virtual all-call May 18, 2023.
May 16, 2023 AFRL calls for proposals to accelerate smart medical technology innovations WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Nano-Bio Materials Consortium, or NBMC, led by the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, in partnership with Semiconductor Equipment Materials International, or SEMI, has publicly released a request for proposals for dual-use projects designed to
May 16, 2023 AFRL conducts swarm technology demonstration KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. – The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, conducted a demonstration, April 5, 2023, of its high-power microwave counter drone weapon, the Tactical High-power Operational Responder, or THOR, as it engaged a swarm of multiple targets at the Chestnut Test Site,
May 12, 2023 AFRL eyes development of next-generation textile for DAF uniforms The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has partnered with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Cornell University, Ohio-based contractor UES, Inc. and the Palmer Muskox Farm in Palmer, Alaska to explore the use of synthetic muskox wool keratin fibers in textiles for military-grade