8 Jun 2021

AFRL’s THOR hammers drones in new video animation

The Air Force Research Laboratory has created a new video animation that realistically depicts THOR (Tactical High-power Operational Responder) destroying swarms of enemy drones in a base defense scenario.

8 Jun 2021

AFWERX Agility Prime Partners with Kitty Hawk in First Medical Evacuation Exercise with Electric Aircraft

AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with the first operational exercise.

4 Jun 2021

Department of the Air Force announces fourth Vanguard program

Under the Rocket Cargo Vanguard, the Air Force Research Laboratory will lead a science and technology effort to determine the viability and utility of using large commercial rockets for Department of Defense global logistics, potentially expanding the portfolio of capabilities the USSF presents to combatant commanders.

3 Jun 2021

Strategic Interchange Meetings connect Department of the Air Force senior leaders, researchers, with defense industry stakeholders

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Nearly 400 U.S. defense industry stakeholders recently got senior leader-level insight into Department of the Air Force priorities that could shape future capabilities. The hybrid in-person/online Strategy Interchange Meetings (SIM), held April 19-22 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, were hosted by the Department of the Air

1 Jun 2021

AFRL Materials Characterization Facility pushes state of the art

The Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently renovated their materials characterization facility to meet the ever-advancing needs of materials research.

28 May 2021

AFRL opens research altitude chambers, becomes force in aerospace physiology

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – When Airmen are flying at 50,000 feet, they have to be prepared for every situation. And every piece of equipment that goes up with them must be able to function under the pressures of flight as well. At the Air Force Research Laboratory, ensuring pilots, air crews, and all flight equipment can

27 May 2021

Nano-Bio Materials Consortium introduces new AFRL-Industry Co-Development Program

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Nano-Bio Materials Consortium is currently in contract negotiation with hopes of starting projects by June that use a new process of industry and AFRL personnel in co-developing smart medical technology innovations.NBMC awarded contracts to 12 organizations from

26 May 2021

AFRL successfully completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb flight demonstrations

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Department of the Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed the three objectives of the final flight test of its modified Boeing Small Diameter Bomb I (CSDB) on May 25, 2021 at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The Golden Horde program is an initiative focused on advancing Networked,

25 May 2021

AFRL engineer named as American Society of Mechanical Engineers Fellow

An aerospace engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate was named an American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow.

25 May 2021

AFRL senior technical advisor inspires daughter to follow in her footsteps

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A senior technical advisor with the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Aerospace Systems Directorate inspired her daughter to embark on a military career full of adventure and multicultural experiences.Lisa Fitzgerald raised four children who all ended up in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math