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Dec. 21, 2021
AFRL takes STEMtoSpace to students in the southwest

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Members of Air Force Research Laboratory made stops in December at schools in the desert southwest, to put a face to the U.S. Space Force and encourage students to consider a career in the extra-terrestrial domain.Lt. Mary Albrecht and Lt. Chance Baxter, both
Dec. 21, 2021
AFRL, Northrop Grumman demonstrate solar to radio frequency conversion

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s and Northrop Grumman’s Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project have successfully conducted the first end-to-end demonstration of key hardware for the Arachne flight experiment. A ground
Dec. 21, 2021
AFRL donates laser optics equipment to UNM

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory donated optics experiment materials, valued at $1 million to the University of New Mexico (UNM) to provide a state-of-the-art learning experience for graduate students.The laser equipment will be used in the Experimental Optics
Dec. 17, 2021
AFRL announces winners of Space University Research Initiative funding opportunity

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory, via its basic research office, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, announced December 17, the winners of the newly established Space University Research Initiative (SURI) program – a first step in improving
Dec. 16, 2021
Rapid Dragon’s first live fire test of a Palletized Weapon System deployed from a cargo aircraft destroys target

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, FLORIDA (AFRL) – The Air Force Rapid Dragon Program, a fast-paced experimentation campaign led by the Air Force Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation (SDPE) office, successfully completed its final flight test December 16 at the Eglin AFB Overwater Test Range. The
Dec. 15, 2021
AFRL's PNT AgilePod achieves flight test objectives

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s complementary position, navigation, and timing (PNT) AgilePod prototype achieved three important objectives in flight tests conducted here November 1-10.The test team – representing a broad base of Air Force, Navy, and
Dec. 15, 2021
AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate opens new subsonic wind tunnel facility

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory has completed development of a new wind tunnel facility here.A team from AFRL's Aerospace Systems Directorate completed the facility, known as the Parker Subsonic Research Facility (SuRF).“The objective of this effort
Dec. 14, 2021
Air Force announces Spark Tank 2022 semi-finalists

ARLINGTON, Virginia – A panel of nearly 30 subject matter experts from across the Department of the Air Force met Nov. 16, 2021 at the Basic Research Innovation and Collaboration Center (BRICC) in Arlington, Virginia and via a virtual teleconferencing platform to conduct the Spark Tank 2022 (ST22)
Dec. 13, 2021
DAF declares Hack-A-Sat Challenge winners, aims to reduce space vulnerability

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Department of the Air Force, along with the security research community, publicly announced the 2021 winners of its second annual Hack-A-Sat 2 space security challenge final event December 12. Brig. Gen. John M. Olson, call sign “Sprocket,” is the
Dec. 10, 2021
AFRL hosts exercise to test search and rescue technology in extreme climates

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Under the Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP), a team of Air Force Research Laboratory researchers recently hosted a Polar Operations exercise to test Search and Rescue (SAR) technology in extreme climates at a technical center in Beavercreek,