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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
AFRL engineer receives sought-after Fellow recognitions

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - Air Force Research Laboratory principal aerospace engineer Dr. Khanh Pham was recently bestowed two prestigious honors within days of each other, in his selection as a Fellow of both the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the Institution of Engineering and
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,
Dec. 9, 2021
AFMC leadership to kick-off 2022 with virtual town hall

Air Force Materiel Command leadership will host a command-wide virtual town hall, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022, at 1 p.m. ET.
Dec. 7, 2021
AFRL celebrates successful rocket launch at STEM Academy

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – “Five…four…three…two...one…launch,” the Range Safety Officer called out. The Launch Control Officer pushed the red button, and the rocket took off, whoosh! about 1,000 feet in the air.On a beautiful sunny fall day, 184 New Mexico middle school students from
Dec. 7, 2021
WARTECH 2.0 Summit expands transformational potential

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Air Force senior leaders approved four transformational capability topics for continued consideration as Air Force Vanguard prospects at the WARTECH 2.0 Summit. The WARTECH Summit, held annually in July the past two years, focuses on successfully
Dec. 7, 2021
AFRL celebrates launch of small-sat Ascent to GEO space

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate small satellite named Ascent was launched Dec. 7 from Cape Canaveral, Florida as part of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Test Program-3 mission, aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket. Ascent
Dec. 3, 2021
Ribbon cutting celebrates functional 5G network

Hill Air Force Base hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Dec. 2 in celebration of the first deployed and functional 5G network at a U.S. military installation. The project began in 2019, when the Department of Defense sought to demonstrate innovative prototypes that use commercial 5G technologies as a