Aug. 21, 2019 Air Force awards new A-10 wing replacement contract WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force awarded a new contract to Boeing Company, St. Louis, Missouri, to replace up to 112 wing assemblies for the A-10 Thunderbolt II.The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract has a $999,000,000 ceiling, and also provides for up to 15
Aug. 21, 2019 Air Force advances innovation at “Spark Collider” In Air Force-speak, the Spark Collider “will accelerate the matching of Air Force problems with viable solutions” by being equal parts speed dating, tech showcase and pitch sessions. The Air Force’s effort to innovate is part of a central tenet for defending the United States as outlined in the
Aug. 21, 2019 Airmen, companies tackle mission pain points during AFWERX Spark Collider Over the span of two days, more than 150 Airmen representing 50 bases and 200 entrepreneurs representing 100 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I companies joined together to see which missions could match up to an associated business product.
Aug. 21, 2019 Alliance improves mission support capabilities An alliance between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center and the Business and Enterprise Systems Product Innovation office is improving mission support capabilities.
Aug. 19, 2019 Travis AFB produces first certified 3-D printed aircraft parts The Stratasys F900 3D printer, which is capable of printing plastic parts up to 36-by-24-by-36 inches, uses a material called Ultem 9085 that is more flexible, dense and stronger than typical plastic.
Aug. 16, 2019 Air Force workshop focuses on installation support, environmental stewardship Building resilient installations was the theme of an Air Force Civil Engineer Center workshop that brought together environmental, public affairs and other base professionals August 13 to 15 in San Antonio. More than 400 military and civilians were on-hand at the 2019 Air Force Environmental
Aug. 15, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory successfully conducts first flight of ROBOpilot Unmanned Air Platform WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory and DZYNE Technologies Incorporated successfully completed a two-hour initial flight of a revolutionary Robotic Pilot Unmanned Conversion Program called ROBOpilot Aug. 9 at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.“This flight test is a
Aug. 15, 2019 Air Force forecasts with petaflops of power Program Executive Office Digital is working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee to build Air Force Weather’s most powerful weather computer, at an estimated 7.2 petaflops.
Aug. 5, 2019 AFWERX Fusion, MDO Challenge drive collaboration between industry, military, academia To better foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the Air Force, AFWERX Fusion brought more than 1,200 people from business, military and academia as well as close to 120 Multi-Domain Operations Challenge teams and companies together under one roof July 23-24.
Aug. 2, 2019 Air Force Research Laboratory to Join IBM Q Network as First DOD-led IBM Q Hub ROME RESEARCH LAB, New York – The Air Force Research Laboratory has formally been established as an IBM Q Network Hub, the first-ever collaboration of its kind in the Department of Defense. This alliance will provide AFRL and its collaborators with access to commercial quantum systems to explore