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March 8, 2023
Spark Tank 2023 finalists take center stage at AFA Warfare Symposium

6 Spark Tank finalist teams presented their ideas at AFA March 8.
Nov. 9, 2022
SDPE’s Rapid Dragon capability demonstrated in Norway

The Air Force Rapid Dragon Experimentation Program, led and developed by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation, or SDPE, office, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Integrated Capabilities Directorate, in partnership with U.S. Special Operations Command Europe, or
Nov. 4, 2022
SpaceWERX awards 124 Orbital Prime contracts

The SpaceWERX Orbital Prime program awarded 124 Phase 1 contracts from June 15 to Sept. 22, 2022, each with a five-month term valued at $250,000.
Aug. 29, 2022
Student interns present future technologies at AFRL summer poster session

Student interns from the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate presented their research experiments to the public at the annual morning and afternoon poster sessions Aug. 4, 2022, in the cafetorium of building 653.
July 12, 2022
Special virtual event to focus on mentoring relationship challenges, opportunities

The Air Force Materiel Command will host a special mentoring event with the Civilian Personnel Action Analysis Major Command Barrier Analysis Working Group, July 28, 2022, at 2 p.m. EDT on ZoomGov. It is open to all command personnel.
April 18, 2022
Space Security Challenge 2022: Hack-A-Sat 3 registration opens

The U.S. Air and Space Force, in collaboration with the security research community, opened registration April 8 for the qualification round of the third annual Space Security Challenge: Hack-A-Sat satellite hacking competition. Hack-A-Sat enables and encourages security researchers of all levels to
April 15, 2022
Spark Tank idea comes to life through AFRL engineers

Imagine a kitchen without a countertop or a garage without a space for its tools and nothing but the floor as a workspace. This is how Ground Surgical Teams (GST) have worked for years, but engineers from the 711th Human Performance Wing, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), are
Oct. 29, 2021
Skyborg Demonstrates Unmanned-Unmanned Autonomous Teaming at Orange Flag

The Skyborg team conducted a multi-hour flight test on October 26 of the Skyborg autonomy core system (ACS) aboard two General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger tactical unmanned vehicles during the Orange Flag (OF) 21-3 Large Force Test Event at Edwards AFB, California.
Oct. 22, 2021
Sensors Directorate partnership creates avenue to AFRL careers

For the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), attracting world-class and diverse talent is key to solving the Air Force’s most challenging scientific and technological problems. The Autonomy Technology Research (ATR) Center summer internship program is a vital piece to that puzzle.
Aug. 27, 2021
Student internship program celebrates 20th year

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) – Sixty interns from 31 high schools nationwide recently completed the Wright Scholar Research Assistant Program despite the continued challenges posed by COVID-19. The summer internship, now it is 20th year, offers research opportunities and paid work