May 2, 2023 Week-long immersion brings Flight Test to life for USAFA cadets A group of U.S. Air Force Academy cadets were given an opportunity to live the life of a flight test pilot for a week with the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School on Edwards AFB, recently. The students, all enrolled at the Academy’s Aeronautical Engineering 456 Flight Test Techniques class, spent a
April 18, 2023 Eglin claims DOD environmental awards Eglin Air Force Base's Cultural Resources Office claims a 2023 management award.
April 14, 2023 AFMC top leaders visit Hill AFB Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command commander, and his leadership team visited Hill Air Force Base, Utah, April 11-15 for updates on missions and programs at the installation.
April 14, 2023 AFRL re-ups affiliation with longtime liquid crystal industry partner to meet DOD needs Longtime Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, industry partner AlphaMicron Inc., is utilizing a 2021 Ohio Federal Research Network, or OFRN, funding award to expand the capability of its patented guest host liquid crystal technology, called e-Tint, to electronically dimmable protective eyewear
Feb. 23, 2023 AFRL establishes one-stop shop for partnerships The Air Force Research Laboratory established a new Strategic Partnering Directorate, or AFRL/SP, to achieve greater alignment, effectiveness and efficiencies in supporting partnership priorities across the Department of the Air Force’s science and technology, or S&T, enterprise.
Feb. 1, 2023 OC-ALC donates advanced light microscope to OU under education agreement The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex donated an advanced light microscope to the University of Oklahoma. The microscope, a Zeiss Discovery 12 metallograph, was originally purchased for $110,000 in 2007, and was slated for replacement and upgrade in 2020. It was offered to OU in lieu of disposal,
Jan. 10, 2023 F-35 Conducts First Flight with TR-3 A developmental test team from the 461st Flight Test Squadron conducted the first flight of an F-35 in the Technology Refresh 3 (TR-3) configuration on January 6, at Edwards Air Force Base, California.
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.
Aug. 24, 2022 Tinker and the Primes conference brings key players together to talk combined innovation Air Force and government leaders spoke heavily on the themes of partnership and innovation in the face of emerging threats during the annual Tinker and the Primes conference, held at the Reed Conference Center in Midwest City August 8-11. The conference, hosted by the Midwest City Chamber of
Aug. 19, 2022 Deputy Secretary of Defense visits Air Force Research Laboratory Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks traveled to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Aug. 17, 2022, where she visited an Air Force Research Laboratory thermal materials testing facility and was briefed on key areas including counter-directed energy weapons development, opportunities and