April 28, 2026 AFRL honors 2025 Fellows, Early Career Award winners The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) recognized 20 of its top scientists and engineers who each received the 2025 AFRL Fellows or Science and Engineering Early Career Awards (ECA) honors during an award ceremony March 31.
April 24, 2026 AFRL redesigns for strategic advantage, positions research enterprise to accelerate delivery of war-winning systems The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) announced a major redesign of its organizational structure to integrate and align research and development around key mission areas to speed the delivery of war-winning systems.
April 10, 2026 REVIL ribbon cutting ceremony The ceremony marked the opening of the Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory (REVIL), a purpose-built facility designed to address a longstanding gap in reentry vehicle integration and experimentation.
April 9, 2026 AFMC honors top performers at 2025 Annual Excellence Awards The AFMC Annual Excellence Awards recognize top military and civilian performers across the enterprise for leadership, teamwork, and mission success.
March 16, 2026 AFRL, UC Health unveil $10M Military Trauma Training Facility to bolster medical readiness The new 30,000-square-foot facility is a testament to the power of partnership to advance medical care and equip service members with the tools they need to succeed and save lives.
March 12, 2026 AFRL, Ursa Major perform flight demonstration of Draper Liquid Rocket Engine The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Ursa Major recently executed a flight of the Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator (ARMD) powered by the Draper liquid rocket engine, achieving supersonic speeds and demonstrating concepts of operations.
Jan. 5, 2026 Human-machine teaming in battle management: A collaborative effort across borders Through a series of groundbreaking experiments, the U.S. Air Force, alongside its coalition partners, Canada and the United Kingdom, tested and refined AI’s potential to enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiency, and strengthen interoperability in the face of growing global security
Dec. 19, 2025 2025 AFMC Year in Review Step into the highlights of 2025 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in Review" photo spread!
Dec. 5, 2025 AFRL invention deployed by Maryland State Police A mobile medical documentation tool developed by Air Force Research Laboratory researchers is now deployed and being tested on Maryland State Police medevac helicopters. This marks the first time medical providers are using BATDOK to document and transfer civilian patients in the U.S.
Sept. 3, 2025 Autonomous aircraft capabilities showcased by AFWERX, Joby at Department-Level Exercise AFWERX, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force and a directorate within the Air Force Research Laboratory, partnered with Joby Aviation to demonstrate autonomous aircraft capabilities with a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan during Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), July 24-30, 2025.