Jan. 24, 2020 AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.During
Jan. 22, 2020 Ohio State futurist visits Air Force Research Lab WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — An unusual guest speaker recently challenged researchers and administrators at the Air Force Research Lab to think about artificial intelligence and machine learning and how they will change the home and workplace as well as institutions of higher
Dec. 23, 2019 Air Force Research Lab forms materials-focused Center of Excellence with Carnegie Mellon WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Looking to cultivate the ideal future workforce in materials research, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, together with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has awarded a multi-million dollar cooperative
Dec. 20, 2019 AFRL leads defense production program to success in FY19 WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, serving as Department of Defense Executive Agent for the Defense Production Act Title III Program, reveled in a successful fiscal year marked by several accomplishments and successes.The DPA Title III Program is managed by
Dec. 12, 2019 AFRL creates new modular weapons storage for cargo aircraft WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations team continuously develops innovative solutions for Airmen. Their latest project aims to update the gun rack, or Modular Weapon Storage System, for the U. S. Air Force C-130 aircraft.The
Nov. 21, 2019 AFRL sponsors service academy and university design challenge WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation is sponsoring a Service Academy and University Design Challenge.The SAC/UDC challenges tackle some of the Department of Defense’s top urgent needs while focusing on highly visible and challenging
Nov. 5, 2019 AFRL personnel connect with creative thinking processes to enhance problem solving WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – To help overcome road blocks in thinking processes and spark imaginative solutions, personnel at the Air Force Research Laboratory are exploring new methods of problem solving.A select group of researchers recently participated in a course on design innovation
Oct. 29, 2019 AFRL Scholars: More than an internship For countless students, an internship is a necessary gateway to gain work experience and better understand the work environment they hope to enter after graduation. The Air Force Research Laboratory Scholars Program offers a unique learning opportunity that aspires to accomplish more.
Oct. 25, 2019 Safe from sound? AFRL experts collect data inside hardened aircraft shelters around the world WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Acoustics researchers in the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing are collecting and delivering acoustics data from hardened aircraft shelters around the world—data that customers can then use to certify that F-35 fast-jet airframes and
Oct. 8, 2019 AFRL reimagines tech development with virtual reality WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In a move the Wright Brothers likely never anticipated, but surely would approve, the Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate is using a bicycle to demonstrate how virtual and augmented reality could revolutionize aircraft maintenance and