July 1, 2021 Second iteration of successful Vanguard incubation process approaches summit WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – As the Department of the Air Force stands up Rocket Cargo, its recently announced fourth Vanguard program, the WARTECH incubator process that birthed Rocket Cargo continues onward with the upcoming WARTECH 2.0 Summit July 15-16, where more future
June 30, 2021 AFRL holds high power electromagnetic wargaming event The Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate held its second in a series of wargaming, modeling, andsimulation events June 21 – 25 at Kirtland AFB.
June 29, 2021 Big Berthas used to measure laser power The HEL calibration supports the Laser Hardened Materials Evaluation Laboratory (LHMEL) of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at Wright Patterson AFB and the AFRL Directed Energy Directorate at Kirtland AFB in Albuquerque, NM.
June 17, 2021 Extensive renovation transforms 1950s-era lab into state-of-the-art AFRL facility WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A newly renovated Air Force Research Laboratory facility, Building 435, now enables scientists and engineers from a variety of multidisciplinary fields to access the same equipment and infrastructure for biotechnology and organic synthesis work. The existing
June 14, 2021 AFWERX SBIR/STTR event to help limit barriers of entry for small businesses working with the U.S. Air Force WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Tech Warrior Enterprise (TWE) – an AFWERX Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program - will host its free virtual Tech Warrior Medical OPS event for all qualified small businesses from July 19-23, 2021. TWE
June 8, 2021 AFRL’s THOR hammers drones in new video animation The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a new video animation that realistically depicts THOR (Tactical High-power Operational Responder) destroying swarms of enemy drones in a base defense scenario.
June 8, 2021 AFWERX Agility Prime Partners with Kitty Hawk in First Medical Evacuation Exercise with Electric Aircraft AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with the first operational exercise.
June 4, 2021 Department of the Air Force announces fourth Vanguard program Under the Rocket Cargo Vanguard, the Air Force Research Laboratory will lead a science and technology effort to determine the viability and utility of using large commercial rockets for Department of Defense global logistics, potentially expanding the portfolio of capabilities the USSF presents to
June 3, 2021 Strategic Interchange Meetings connect Department of the Air Force senior leaders, researchers, with defense industry stakeholders JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Nearly 400 U.S. defense industry stakeholders recently got senior leader-level insight into Department of the Air Force priorities that could shape future capabilities. The hybrid in-person/online Strategy Interchange Meetings (SIM), held April 19-22 at Joint Base Andrews,
June 1, 2021 AFRL Materials Characterization Facility pushes state of the art The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently renovated their materials characterization facility to meet the ever-advancing needs of materials research.