July 3, 2025 Air Force advances human-machine teaming with autonomous collaborative platforms The U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated a major leap in human-machine teaming, flying autonomous collaborative platforms (ACPs), alongside crewed fighter aircraft during a training event at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Pilots operating an F-16C Fighting Falcon and an F-15E Strike Eagle each
June 16, 2025 Air Force DASH sprint pioneers human-machine teaming for faster battle management decisions The Department of the Air Force took a bold step toward future command and control capabilities with the successful completion of its first Decision Advantage Sprint for Human-Machine Teaming, or DASH, experiment, recently held at the Howard Hughes Operations Center, or H2O, in Las Vegas, Nev.
June 5, 2025 New AFRL chamber to enhance human, equipment performance in extreme environments The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Research Environmental Chamber (REC), May 27, 2025. The capability, part of AFRL’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, facilitates equipment and human performance evaluations with control over
June 4, 2025 Air Force demonstrates low-cost maritime defense capability with QUICKSINK QUICKSINK is a low-cost method for neutralizing surface vessels using a modified, air-delivered munition.
May 7, 2025 New USAFSAM partnership with Purdue University expands educational opportunities for Airmen, Guardians A new partnership between the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, a mission unit within the Air Force Research Laboratory, and Purdue University will expand educational opportunities for Airmen and Guardians and provide added mission flexibility.
May 6, 2025 Oracle-M Hot Fire Test: A major milestone in Cislunar Space Situational Awareness and National Security SSC and AFRL have reached a critical milestone in advancing cislunar SSA with the successful completion of the Oracle-M Hot Fire Test, which marks a major step toward ensuring Oracle-M’s readiness for its upcoming mission to monitor and track objects as they traverse cislunar space, the vast region
April 7, 2025 University students to present new aerospace propulsion concepts at Air Force Museum APOP is a partnered outreach program for engineers who are entering the workforce. It allows university engineering students an opportunity to work with Air Force engineers and challenges them to modify small gas turbine engines and innovate on current turbine engine designs.
April 4, 2025 AFMC top performers set the standard for excellence Air Force Materiel Command honored its top performers during the 2024 Annual Excellence Awards virtual ceremony at AFMC headquarters.
March 18, 2025 Eglin engineers bring innovation to combat A select group of Eglin AFB Airmen gathered at the Emerald Spark Incubator March 10-14 to collaborate in the first-ever Combat Innovation Cohort.
March 13, 2025 AFWERX, SpaceWERX helping small business innovators transition technology from prototype to operational use AFWERX and SpaceWERX, the innovation arms of the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force, respectively, have selected 23 small businesses with Phase II contracts awarded within the last two years to apply for funding through a Program Year 2025.1 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) annual