Aug. 2, 2024 AFRL Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems Laboratory officially opens The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrated the opening of the Manufacturing, Industrial Technologies and Energy Division’s Collaborative Automation for Manufacturing Systems, or CAMS, Laboratory during a ribbon-cutting ceremony July 23, 2024.
July 31, 2024 AFWERX, MTSI evaluate electric vertical takeoff, landing aircraft for military applications This effort is part of the AFWERX Agility Prime program, which focuses on assessing the aircraft and their supporting ecosystem through an operational leasing initiative.
July 25, 2024 AFRL aims to accelerate development of software-enabled weapons Air Force Research Laboratory technical directorates AFWERX and Munitions teamed up to host a Collider event aimed at exploring commercial solutions for software-enabled weapons at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, July 17-18, 2024.
July 18, 2024 AFWERX Integration Prime accelerates innovation at USEUCOM's BRAVO 101 Hackathon AFWERX Integration Prime facilitated collaboration and spurred innovation at the U.S. European Command BRAVO 101 Hackathon in Stuttgart, Germany, June 3–10, 2024.
July 15, 2024 AMC, AFRL pioneer UAS Traffic Management system at MacDill Air Force Base This assessment marks a significant milestone as MacDill Air Force Base became the first Department of the Air Force, or DAF, installation to use UTM capabilities within controlled airspace assigned to Department of Defense air traffic controllers. This ensures the safe operations of unmanned aerial
July 15, 2024 AFWERX Ventures division launches Notice of Opportunity for air and space applicable technology submissions AFWERX AFVentures, the commercial investment arm of the Department of the Air Force, has issued a Notice of Opportunity within the Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program for air and space projects.
July 8, 2024 AFRL, University of Texas – Arlington collaboration yields break-through in thin film technology The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recently saw the highly successful conclusion to a collaboration with the University of Texas in Arlington, or UT Arlington, which yielded a significant breakthrough in thin film technology used in infrared light detectors.
July 5, 2024 AFRL opens International Center at Rice University The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a kickoff meeting for the new International Research Innovation in Nanotechnology, or RISING, Center at Rice University in Houston, Texas, May 9.
July 2, 2024 2024 AFRL Commander’s Challenge kicks off; 2 teams entrusted to deliver low-cost solutions by year’s end The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has handpicked some of its most gifted junior force military members and DOD civilians to develop and deliver low-cost solutions to counter slow-moving, high-altitude aerial targets by the end of 2024.
June 26, 2024 AFRL releases video footage of XQ-67A first flight The Air Force Research Laboratory successfully flew the first of a second- generation of Autonomous Collaborative Platforms known as the XQ-67A demonstrator, built and flown in the Off-Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, program Feb. 28, 2024.