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Sept. 11, 2023
AFRL’s newest supercomputer ‘Raider’ promises to compute years’ worth of data in days, saving time, money

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, is now home to its newest supercomputer, named the Raider. The FY21 technology insertion, or TI-21, system is part of the DOD High Performance Computing Modernization Program. While Raider is housed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, it also serves
Sept. 11, 2023
AFRL Regional Hub Networks for the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest regions awarded 2-year contract extension

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, announced a two-year contract extension and $15 million funding ceiling increase for each of the Regional Hub Networks. The two pilot programs are based at Cornell University, Mid-Atlantic, and Purdue University, Midwest.
Sept. 1, 2023
AFWERX and NASA strengthen interagency partnership

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER, Calif. – After a series of capability site visits, AFWERX and NASA have strengthened their partnership to better reach advanced air mobility goals.As a research institution, NASA first partnered with AFWERX in 2020 to gain access to military resources for their projects,
Aug. 30, 2023
AFRL named 2023 Google Cloud Customer Award winner in government category

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO (AFRL) — The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, has been named a 2023 Google Cloud Customer Award winner in the government category, Google Cloud announced via its website Aug. 29, 2023. Google Cloud confers this honor annually upon select government
Aug. 28, 2023
AFWERX hosts first in-person Collider event since COVID-19 pandemic

AUSTIN, Texas (AFRL) – More than 20 industry partners attended the first in-person AFWERX Collider event in over three years at Fed Supernova in Austin, Texas. Colliders went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic but the return of face-to-face interaction gave Air Force leaders the opportunity to
Aug. 23, 2023
AFRL’s 711th Human Performance Wing welcomes new commander

Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Robert K. Bogart assumed command of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s, or AFRL, 711th Human Performance Wing during a ceremony hosted by Brig. Gen. Scott A. Cain, AFRL commander, Aug. 21, 2023, at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force.
Aug. 23, 2023
AFWERX kicks off Fed Supernova with 22 minutes of wellness

Col. Elliott Leigh, AFWERX director and chief commercialization officer for the Department of the Air Force, kicks off Fed Supernova with 22 minutes of wellness at Capital Factory in Austin, Texas, Aug. 23, 2023. Leigh encourages everyone to take 22 minutes each day to focus on something that brings
Aug. 22, 2023
AFWERX Spark hosts Crossflow events

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX Spark held five Crossflow events at strategically situated locations throughout the world in 2023, all focused on the development, collaboration and growth of Spark Cells in each region.Spark is an AFWERX division that fosters and encourages
Aug. 17, 2023
AFWERX reaches out to academia for new technologies

DAYTON, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX, the innovation arm for the Department of the Air Force, met with entrepreneurs, educators and researchers at a recent Academia Days outreach event in Dayton, Ohio, to hear about their dual-use and defense-specific technologies. “Some of America’s most disruptive and
Aug. 15, 2023
AFWERX to attend AFA and host Spark Street

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFRL) – AFWERX representatives will attend the Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, hosted by the Air and Space Forces Association, or AFA, in National Harbor, Maryland, from Sept. 11-13. This year’s conference, held at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, is