Oct. 8, 2020 Air Force Partners with academia, industry to host three-part Trusted AI Challenge series Rome, N.Y. – The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate is teaming up with academia, industry and government agencies to ensure the trustworthiness of future Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.Innovare Advancement Center, in partnership with AFRL, The State University of New York
Oct. 5, 2020 SkyVision team wins AUVSI XCELLENCE Award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The SkyVision team, a joint effort between the Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the state of Ohio, and industry partners, has been selected as the first-place winner in the Technology & Innovation (Hardware – Platform)
Sept. 30, 2020 Palletized Munitions weapon system C2 demonstrated during ABMS Onramp #2 The Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office successfully demonstrated the ability to command and control an experimental Palletized Munitions weapon system, while participating in the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management Family of Systems (ABMS) Onramp #2
Sept. 23, 2020 AFRL repairs next generation composite materials with light WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory and Hanyang University are developing smart structural composites that are robust and photothermally responsive, enabling next generation composite materials that are repairable with the application of light
Sept. 11, 2020 AFRL’s Transformational Capabilities Office reaches Initial Operating Capability WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory Commander and Technology Executive Officer Brig. Gen. Heather Pringle announced Sep. 11 that the Transformational Capabilities Office, the group responsible for implementing the transformational component of the Air Force Science
Sept. 10, 2020 AFRL academic research partnership to investigate operational stressors on Airmen WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory is partnering with Wright State University to better understand stressors that affect pilots and the impacts they have on the mission and well-being of Airmen.The two research partners recently signed a Cooperative Research
Sept. 10, 2020 Air Force Research Laboratory tracks Sporadic E Researchers at Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in New Mexico, have discovered a new way to track and characterize a phenomenon called “Sporadic E” naturally occurring in the upper atmosphere, where large structures of dense plasma form.
Sept. 8, 2020 Air Force research team awarded patent for new tunable radio frequency filter WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – Air Force Research Laboratory scientists recently patented a new tunable radio frequency (RF) filter design. The new design is for a smaller, lighter, less expensive device that requires much less power than current technology.As the Air Force moves to smaller, more
Sept. 8, 2020 Air Force and Nano-Bio Materials Consortium announce RFP, pilot program for AFRL-Industry Partnerships WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with the governing council of the Nano-Bio Materials Consortium (NBMC), has approved a pilot program to enable AFRL researchers to partner with industry collaborators to address key capability and technology gaps in support of
Sept. 3, 2020 How the Air Force is making it easier for aircraft maintainers to see at night WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Good quality lighting is critical for maintainers when repairing an aircraft on the flightline.The U.S. Air Force has an inventory of approximately 5,500 four-wheel diesel light carts that provide flightline and perimeter illumination. This lighting is a