Oct. 13, 2023 AFWERX participates in the Department of Transportation's Interagency Working Group to foster innovation and collaboration The AFWERX Agility Prime and Airspace Innovation and Prime Partnerships team participated in the Department of Transportation’s Advanced Air Mobility Interagency Working Group (AAMIWG) at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport, New York, Oct. 11-13.
Sept. 27, 2023 Former AFWERX fellow named one of Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year To be named one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year, one’s accomplishments must stand out amongst the other 260,000 enlisted personnel. The criteria include superior leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. Senior Airman Ryan Hospelhorn checked
Sept. 25, 2023 Emerging Technologies Integrated Test Force Takes Delivery of First eVTOL Aircraft Joby Aviation, Inc. officially delivered its first experimental electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft to the Air Force during a ceremony held at Edwards Air Force Base, California, Sept. 25. The ceremony showcased the unique multi-party collaboration between private industry, AFWERX, the
Sept. 19, 2023 Duke Field breaks ground on first electric aircraft charging station AFWERX and one of its Prime division partners, BETA Technologies, an electric aerospace company, broke ground on the first electric aircraft charging station on a military installation at Duke Field, Florida, Sept. 19, 2023.
Sept. 13, 2023 AFWERX 'Spark Street' takes over 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference AFWERX showcased the innovation from Spark Cells around the world at the Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 11-13.
Sept. 11, 2023 Partnership agreement furthers safety of Advanced Aircraft Mobility in low-altitude conditions AFWERX Prime and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Architecture and Integration Weather office have signed a memorandum of agreement allowing them to collaborate on efforts to reduce the impact of low-altitude weather on Advanced Air Mobility platforms.
Sept. 1, 2023 AFWERX, NASA strengthen interagency partnership After a series of capability site visits, AFWERX and NASA have strengthened their partnership to better reach advanced air mobility goals.
Aug. 28, 2023 AFWERX hosts first in-person Collider event since COVID-19 pandemic More than 20 industry partners attended the first in-person AFWERX Collider event in over three years at Fed Supernova in Austin, Texas.
Aug. 22, 2023 AFWERX Spark hosts Crossflow events AFWERX Spark held five Crossflow events at strategically situated locations throughout the world in 2023, all focused on the development, collaboration and growth of Spark Cells in each region.
Aug. 18, 2023 New platform IGNITEs defense innovation AFWERX has launched IGNITE, a platform where defense users can search for and easily interact with thousands of small businesses that have secured previous Department of the Air Force Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer awards