Jan. 14, 2025 Cutting-Edge Microvane Technology Ready to Modernize C-17 Fleet Developed through a collaborative effort involving the Air Force Research Laboratory, private industry and the Air Force Lifecycle Management Center, microvanes will improve operational capabilities across the Department of the Air Force and increase the effectiveness of the USAF C-17 fleet.
Dec. 19, 2024 2024 AFMC Year in People Step into the highlights of 2024 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in People" photo spread!
Dec. 17, 2024 AFRL hosts ribbon-cutting ceremony at new FORTRESS facility The Air Force Research Laboratory recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Radiation Tolerance Research on Electronics for Space and Strategic Systems, or FORTRESS, building. FORTRESS, a Space Vehicles Directorate facility, will primarily be used to develop technical solutions for
Dec. 16, 2024 AIAA class of 2025 fellows includes four AFRL engineers The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, or AIAA, announced their selections for their class of 2025 Associate Fellows. The 2025 list of honorees includes four engineers from the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL’s, Aerospace Systems Directorate.
Nov. 25, 2024 Revolutionizing space-based thermal systems: AFRL’s SPIRRAL launches on SPX-31 The Air Force Research Laboratory launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment, Nov. 4, 2024. SPIRRAL, flown by AFRL through the DOD Space Test Program, will characterize the performance of Variable Emissivity Materials, or VEMs, an approach toward
Nov. 7, 2024 AFRL recognizes 2024 Fellows and Early Career honorees The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, recognized 17 of its scientists and engineers for the 2024 AFRL Fellows and Science and Engineering Early Career Awards, or ECA, program at an award ceremony held at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 24, 2024.
Oct. 21, 2024 AFRL marks 20th anniversary of DOD WPAFB STARBASE program STARBASE Wright-Patt is a K-12 DOD STEM outreach program managed by the Wright-Patterson Education Outreach Office, primarily targeting fifth-grade students. Wright-Patterson was among the first active-duty bases to launch a STARBASE program.
Oct. 16, 2024 Optimizing decision advantage through human-machine team experimentation The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System Cross-Functional Team hosted the first software sprint experiment to examine software solutions for enhanced command and control in conjunction with the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, at the Howard Hughes Operations, or H2O,
Sept. 23, 2024 Small Business Summit - AFRL on track to exceed 2023 small business performance metrics The Air Force Research Laboratory is on track to meet or exceed its small business performance metrics from the previous fiscal year, according to Brian McJilton, director of the AFRL Small Business Office, who recently spoke at the enterprise-wide Small Business Summit held at Dayton Tech Town
Sept. 9, 2024 REVIL, enabling the next generation of reentry vehicle research The Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide a state-of-the-art lab space for integrating test units for next-generation re-entry vehicle research and technology here.