May 3, 2021 Washington State Patrol pilots successfully test special laser eye protection developed at Wright-Patterson Lab Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal crime that can net offenders up to five years in jail or cost them a $250,000 fine. Even with this heavy potential penalty, laser strikes have become increasingly more common. According to the FAA, 6,852 such incidents were reported in 2020, compared with
April 29, 2021 AFRL engineer selected as AIAA Fellow Dr. Scott Erwin, who has worked with AFRL in Albuquerque, New Mexico for more than 24 years, is a recent selectee to the Class of 2021 Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).
April 26, 2021 AFRL Materials scientist receives NextFlex 2021 Fellow Award Dr. Jeremy Ward, a scientist at Wright-Patterson’s Air Force Research Laboratory, has received a 2021 Fellow Award from NextFlex, America’s Flexible Hybrid Electronics (FHE) Manufacturing Institute. Ward was one of four recipients.
April 23, 2021 B.A.T.M.A.N. team’s support of SBIR project increases combat survival potential WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Battlefield Air Targeting Man-Aided Knowledge team, referred to as B.A.T.M.A.N., lent its effort to the Air and Space Forces’ Small Business Innovation Research program to make a few former Airmen’s dreams come true
April 21, 2021 Testing done at AFRL made Perseverance and the search for life on Mars possible On February 18, 2021, NASA’s rover Perseverance touched down on the surface of Mars to begin searching for evidence of past life. The success of this touchdown would not have been possible without the work of a team of researchers who operate unique erosion testing equipment in a windowless bunker
April 21, 2021 AFRL Inspire with special guest speaker from United States Space Force to be livestreamed for worldwide audiences WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFRL Inspire, a two-hour special event with eight TEDx-style talks, will be livestreamed from the Air Force Institute of Technology’s Kenney Hall Auditorium April 28 beginning at 2 p.m. EDT. Inspire showcases the innovative ideas and passionate people
April 16, 2021 AFRL Sensors Directorate officially opens Wingman’s Courtyard Café The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Sensors Directorate officially opened the Wingman’s Courtyard Café with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, April 6, 2021.
April 15, 2021 Team from Air Force Research Lab finds a way to use packaged snow as explosion protection In March 2021, a team from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base’s Junior Force Warfighter Operations in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (designated “JFWORX”) led a collaborative, live-fire test with explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) personnel from the 354th Civil Engineer Squadron at Eielson
April 12, 2021 Behind the scenes of AFRL technology deployment—HELWS2 KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) – Behind the scenes of nearly every military effort is a team of scientists and engineers working to ensure service members are fully equipped to carry out the national defense strategy– and when the Air Force deployed the High Energy Laser Weapons System 2
April 6, 2021 AFRL Sensors Directorate revitalizes mentoring program through Lunch and Learn courses The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Learning Office continued their Lunch and Learn series recently with two mentoring courses connected to the Wright Connections Mentoring Program.