News

Jan. 3, 2020
"For the safety of our pilots:" AFRL hosts event aimed at fielding physiological sensors

DAYTON, Ohio – The inaugural Physiological Episodes Mitigation Technology Summit and Industry Day, hosted by the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, was held Dec. 17-18 at the Wright Brothers Institute’s Small Business Hub downtown.The event brought in over 150 participants
Dec. 23, 2019
Air Force Research Lab forms materials-focused Center of Excellence with Carnegie Mellon

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Looking to cultivate the ideal future workforce in materials research, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, together with the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, has awarded a multi-million-dollar cooperative
Dec. 20, 2019
AFRL leads defense production program to success in FY19

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory, serving as Department of Defense Executive Agent for the Defense Production Act Title III Program, reveled in a successful fiscal year marked by several accomplishments and successes into the new year.The DPA Title III
Dec. 19, 2019
Digital Engineering transformation coming to the AF Weapons Enterprise

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force kicked off a pioneering Weapons Digital Enterprise Workshop Dec. 9 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. to solidify ties to the Air Force and Department of Defense Digital Enterprises to develop advanced capabilities and enable rapid design of weapons
Dec. 17, 2019
USAFSAM operates only device for potential pilot height waiver

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine here operates the only official anthropometric device accepted by the USAF to determine precise measurements of pilot candidates who do not meet the standard height requirements to become pilots.Medical
Dec. 16, 2019
AFRL camber morphing wing takes flight

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory recently completed the successful flight demonstration of a game-changing camber morphing wing technology that could significantly increase aircraft range and performance.The AFRL-developed Variable Camber Compliant Wing is
Dec. 12, 2019
AFRL successfully completes two and a half-day flight of Ultra Long Endurance Unmanned Air Platform (LEAP)

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation (CRI) has successfully completed initial flight tests for a revolutionary Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) with a customizable suite of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) tools that
Dec. 12, 2019
AFRL creates new modular weapons storage for cargo aircraft

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations team is at it again.Their current project is an updated gun rack or Modular Weapon Storage System, for the U. S. Air Force C-130 aircraft.The team, known collectively as JFWORX, is a group
Dec. 9, 2019
AFRL, AFLCMC respond to warfighter request for assistance

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Research Laboratory continues to provide U.S. Air Force combat aviators with specialized research and partner with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center to provide technical support when called upon by the nation’s warfighters.Earlier this
Dec. 5, 2019
AFRL demonstrates LVC capabilities during Red Flag-Rescue visit

FAIRBORN, Ohio – A team from Red Flag-Rescue had the opportunity to watch a demonstration of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s live virtual constructive training capabilities at the National Center for Medical Readiness in Fairborn, Ohio, Nov. 14. Under Detachment 1 of the 414th Combat Training