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Feb. 4, 2020
AFRL engineer honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Air Force Research Laboratory engineer Dr. Douglas Talley was recently recognized for an exceptional career in rocket engine research.Talley was honored by the Joint Army-Navy-NASA-Air Force Liquid Propulsion subcommittee with the Lifetime Achievement Award for his
Jan. 29, 2020
AFRL, partners develop innovative tools to accelerate composites certification at new materials research facility

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – In partnership with industry, a team of Air Force Research Laboratory/Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) personnel are developing the capability to accelerate certification of advanced manufactured composite structures.Creating a new materials
Jan. 29, 2020
AFRL Sensors Directorate hosts design challenge, sparks technology advances

DAYTON, Ohio – For today’s warfighters, advances in technology are the key to remaining competitive. Design challenges generate competitiveness between teams that create cutting-edge products with real-world application. The Air Force Research Laboratory Sensors Directorate and Wright Brothers
Jan. 28, 2020
AFRL and Blue Origin partner on test site for BE-7 lunar lander engine development

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and Blue Origin are developing a new test facility for the Blue Origin BE-7 lunar lander engine at the AFRL rocket lab here.Capital improvements, funded by Blue Origin, will allow BE-7 testing in a simulated space-like environment.
Jan. 24, 2020
AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie expands flight envelope in fourth test

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demonstrator Jan. 23, 2020, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.During
Jan. 22, 2020
AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate celebrates annual awards winners

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate recently held their 67th Annual Awards Luncheon at the Hope Hotel and Richard C. Holbrooke Conference Center to honor top achievers.More than 100 finalists and awardees were honored at
Jan. 22, 2020
Ohio State futurist visits Air Force Research Lab

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio — An unusual guest speaker recently challenged researchers and administrators at the Air Force Research Lab to think about artificial intelligence and machine learning and how they will change the home and workplace as well as institutions of higher
Jan. 16, 2020
AFMC command team to host virtual town hall

The Air Force Materiel Command commander, Gen. Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., along with AFMC command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Stanley Cadell, will host a command-wide virtual town hall Feb. 3, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. ET. The town hall will stream live on the AFMC Facebook page with opportunities for participants
Jan. 14, 2020
X-60A program conducts integrated vehicle propulsion system verification test

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s X-60A program recently achieved a key developmental milestone with the completion of integrated vehicle propulsion system verification ground testing.The X-60A is an air-launched rocket designed for hypersonic flight
Jan. 9, 2020
AFRL, ABL Space Systems, collaborate on development of next-generation rapid launch space systems

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The Air Force Research Laboratory and ABL Space Systems are collaborating to develop and test rocket propulsion elements for use in launch vehicles thanks to a 3-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) both organizations have agreed to.The CRADA,