March 8, 2024 AFWERX, SpaceWERX announce Strategic Funding Increase selections at South by Southwest AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and powered by the Air Force Research Laboratory, and SpaceWERX, the innovation arm of the U.S. Space Force and a unique division within AFWERX, announced the Program Year 2024 Strategic Funding Increase, or STRATFI, a contract award
March 7, 2024 AFRL Biotech Days Summit unites scientific community Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers met with strategic partners from the Department of Defense, other U.S. government agencies, academia, industry and state organizations to share progress and collaborate at the third AFRL Biotech Days Summit Feb. 27-28, 2024, at Wright-State
March 5, 2024 Academia, workforce mutually benefit from new radiation effects and testing lab The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Space Vehicles Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new University of New Mexico, or UNM, COSMIAC Radiation Effects Lab, or CREL, Dec. 8, 2023.
March 5, 2024 AFRL looks to fill multiple positions at hiring event April 2-3 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, will hire entry-level to expert positions across multiple AFRL locations at a hiring event at the Holiday Inn, 2800 Presidential Drive, Fairborn, April 2-3 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. DVIDS link:
March 1, 2024 AFRL Commander urges “AFMC Teammates” to participate in 2024 AFRL Commander’s Challenge The event, which is open to junior officers, enlisted military members and DOD civilians from across the entire Command, tasks competitors to develop low-cost solutions to intercept and defeat slow-moving, high-altitude aerial targets.
March 1, 2024 DAF successfully tests new agile aircraft power lightcart The Department of the Air Force, or DAF, completed testing of the 400Hz Aircraft Power Lightcart, or 400 APL in January 2024. The tests, which were conducted with the 174th Attack Wing at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, saw the prototype successfully power an MQ-9, or
Feb. 29, 2024 AFRL’s XQ-67A makes 1st successful flight The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate successfully flew the XQ-67A, an Off-Board Sensing Station, or OBSS, uncrewed air vehicle Feb. 28, 2024, at the General Atomics Gray Butte Flight Operations Facility near Palmdale, California.
Feb. 14, 2024 AFRL scientists to receive national science and technology awards Three science and technology professionals from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, have been selected to receive the 2024 Black Engineer of the Year Award, or BEYA. The awards will be presented at the BEYA science, technology, science and mathematics, or STEM Conference at the Baltimore
Feb. 14, 2024 AFRL engineer awarded Military Additive Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement Award Dr. Mark Benedict, Additive Manufacturing lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and chief technical adviser at America Makes, was the 2023 recipient of the Military Additive Manufacturing, or MILAM, 3D Printing Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feb. 9, 2024 AFRL helps NASA wrap up equipment testing for Artemis II mission Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include human testing of the suit and seat from the article originally published May 30, 2023, click here to view.