Jan. 30, 2024 Field training exercise demonstrates value of deployable engineers Over the course of 10 days in November 2023, a group of scientists and engineers, or S&Es, at Eglin Air Force Base demonstrated the value of adding a specialized team of deployable S&Es to high-action air bases.
Dec. 16, 2022 AFRL reveals Advanced Munitions Technology Complex at Eglin Air Force Base The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Dec. 15, 2022, for the lab’s new Advanced Munitions Technology Complex, or AMTC, at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Dec. 13, 2022 AFRL, AFTC collaborate on future technology via weeklong autonomy summit Leaders and personnel from Air Force Materiel Command organizations collaborated virtually during the fall Air Force Research Laboratory-Air Force Test Center, or AFRL-AFTC, Summit Nov. 14-18, 2022, to discuss the future of autonomy.
April 28, 2022 Test team demonstrates new weapon to sink ships An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-15E Strike Eagle released a modified GBU-31 joint direct attack munition that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel.
April 28, 2022 AFRL technology makes new weapon for sinking ships a reality The Air Force Research Laboratory and Eglin’s Integrated Test Team demonstrated a new low-cost, air-delivered capability for defeating maritime threats April 28, 2022, that successfully destroyed a full-scale stationary surface vessel in the Gulf of Mexico.
Aug. 26, 2021 AFRL Munitions Directorate opens new collaborative facilities for faster technology development EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate recently opened two new jointly constructed facilities here, designed to serve as adaptable and collaborative workspace environments. These facilities will encourage rapid, cross-disciplinary interactions and