Dec. 29, 2020 Newly-acquired AFRL test aircraft to aid personnel recovery research WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – A small aircraft that is poised to make a big impact on military personnel recovery made a brief stop in the Dayton, Ohio, area on its way to St. Mary’s County, Maryland, where it will be used to test the Air Force Research Laboratory-developed Low Altitude
Dec. 28, 2020 AFOSR awards 17 quantum research grants from Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator competition ARLINGTON, Va. (AFOSR) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Air Force Office of Scientific Research recently awarded 17 quantum information science grants, with a focus on basic research, to scientists and engineers at institutions across the globe. These awards were fast-tracked following a
Dec. 16, 2020 AFRL researchers, partners uncover hidden features in two-dimensional materials WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE – Nanomaterials continue to amaze scientists and engineers with their astounding properties for future sensors and electronics, making them faster, better performing and wearable on a human. Nanomaterials that arrange into a single atom-thick sheet, known as
Dec. 16, 2020 Air Force to host advanced manufacturing and sustainment technologies Virtual Collider Event WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate is holding a special Collider Event on Jan. 12, in response to the latest Air Force Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) open topic
Dec. 15, 2020 Successful attritableONE (XQ-58 Valkyrie) return to flight test enables formation flight with fifth-generation fighters WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fifth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator on Dec. 9, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground,
Dec. 10, 2020 AFRL receives first component of solar-beaming project KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory has received the first flight hardware component of the Arachne spacecraft, from Northrop Grumman. Arachne is the flagship experiment within the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) project. The
Dec. 9, 2020 AFRL discovers new technique for creating electronics using “Transformative Manufacturing” WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - Electronic circuits, the backbone of modern electronic devices, require precise integration of materials in two- and three-dimensional space to control the flow of electric current. Traditional manufacturing of electronics requires expensive equipment,
Dec. 7, 2020 Groundbreaking details set for Agility Prime project at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport Event to be part of AFWERX Accelerate – launching a universe of opportunity to accelerate change SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Officials from the Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton Development Coalition, JobsOhio, City of Springfield, BETA Technologies, and Joby Aviation will participate at a
Dec. 7, 2020 AFWERX kicks off Accelerate event Dec. 7, launch a universe of opportunity to accelerate change The inaugural AFWERX Accelerate event, being held virtually, kicks off Dec. 7 at noon EST. The five-day event will highlight how AFWERX is institutionalizing air and space innovation across the Department of the Air Force.
Dec. 4, 2020 AFRL-small business partnership offers help in tight situations WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – As nearly every homeowner or backyard mechanic knows, performing repairs in tight spaces can be tricky at best, and potentially dangerous at worst. For aircraft maintainers, the hazards can be much more complex. To help address these issues, the Air Force