Sept. 29, 2023 AFRL to host hybrid Briefing For Industry day The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Directed Energy Directorate will host a hybrid Briefing for Industry, or BFI, for the Directed Energy Technology Experimentation Research, or DETER, and TACTICAL acquisition contracts Oct. 19, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.
Sept. 27, 2023 Former AFWERX fellow named one of Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year To be named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one’s accomplishments must stand out amongst the other 260,000 enlisted personnel. The criteria include superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn checked
Sept. 21, 2023 Organizational designation change reflects fierce focus on warfighter for AFRL unit The Air Force Research Laboratory's, or AFRL's, Airman Systems Directorate recently changed its organizational title to the Human Effectiveness Directorate to better reflect the scale of AFRL's reach across the Department of Defense and its mission partners, as well as the scope of its mission. The
Sept. 20, 2023 AFRL develops a RIPL in communications to drive future fight through science and technology The Robust Information Provisioning Layer, or RIPL, is a cybersecurity tool that manages information across a network. It allows seamless and secure access to content for all network users, overcoming limited and intermittent connectivity in contested environments.
Sept. 20, 2023 AI-enabled air vehicle accomplishes tactical testing This flight helps develop a trained tactical autonomy algorithm from simulation through flight test on a high-performance, uncrewed air vehicle.
Sept. 19, 2023 Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 19, 2023.
Sept. 13, 2023 AFWERX 'Spark Street' takes over 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference AFWERX showcased the innovation from Spark Cells around the world at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 11-13.
Sept. 12, 2023 AFRL Bluing Trip reinforces community, connections collaboration in Phoenix Junior members of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, braved the summer heat to visit Luke Air Force Base and Arizona State University, or ASU, Aug. 8-11, 2023, for AFRL’s annual Bluing Trip.
Sept. 11, 2023 AFRL’s newest supercomputer ‘Raider’ promises to compute years’ worth of data in days, saving time, money The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to its newest supercomputer, named the Raider. The FY21 technology insertion, or TI-21, system is part of the DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. While Raider is housed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, it also serves
Sept. 11, 2023 AFRL Regional Hub Networks for the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest regions awarded 2-year contract extension The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, announced a two-year contract extension and $15 million increase in funding for each of the Regional Hub Networks. The two pilot programs are based at Cornell University, Mid-Atlantic, and Purdue University, Midwest.