19 Mar 2021

AFRL researchers demonstrate record-breaking RF isolator performance in ultra-compact device

As the USAF continues with the unrelenting pursuit of driving down the size, weight and power of radio frequency (RF) components, the inherent challenges in these types of technologies are compounded. The typical difficulties of making smaller mechanical and physical components, however, are dwarfed by the challenges posed by making the required onboard electronic equipment smaller, lighter, and less power-hungry.

30 Nov 2020

AFRL physicist hopes new invention will project a splash on commercial market

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The concept of getting high-tech results for a significant discount has always been attractive to the military. For Air Force Research Laboratory physicist and innovator Joshua Lentz, it all comes down to something as simple as a child’s toy.“I view the idea generation process as Legos,” said Lentz, of AFRL’s Munitions

29 Apr 2020

AFRL Aerospace Systems Directorate granted patent for precision ballistic airdrop apparatus, method

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Aerospace Systems Directorate has received a patent for developing an enhanced precision ballistic airdrop apparatus and method technology.“This technology provides a low-cost method of improving the accuracy of airdropped supplies to ground troops while keeping

5 Aug 2019

Academy cadets’ invention to support battlefield Airmen awarded patents

A team of Air Force Academy cadets took on this exact challenge while completing their mechanical and systems engineering degrees in 2016 and now their technology has been awarded three patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.