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March 5, 2021
AFRL completes Golden Horde Collaborative Small Diameter Bomb second flight demonstration

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFRL) – The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using four Collaborative Small Diameter Bombs Feb. 19. A CSDB is a Small Diameter Bomb modified with networked collaborative autonomy
March 5, 2021
AFRL Space Vehicles, Directed Energy Directorate personnel honored

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFRL) - The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles and Directed Energy Directorates honored the outstanding achievements of 70 Air Force and Space Force individuals and teams during their 2020 Phillips Research Site Annual Awards. The virtual ceremony was held
March 4, 2021
AFMC releases updated telework guidance

The Air Force Materiel Command has released an updated guide to provide employees and supervisors with a one-stop reference to policies and procedures governing telework activity across the mission set. The 25-page document covers all aspects of telework, to include eligibility, training, pay, leave
March 4, 2021
AFRL launches collaborative biosensor effort to detect stress and fatigue biomarkers

The Air Force Research Laboratory recently kicked off a $2M partnership with Case Western Reserve University. The joint project will accelerate biosensor development, with an emphasis on the detection of biomarkers for stress and fatigue.
March 3, 2021
Air Force discusses the future of energy efficiency

At this year’s Virtual Air Warfare Symposium, the Air Force Association held a panel on February 23rd with Department of the Air Force senior leaders titled “No Fuel, No Fight: The Future of Warfighting Energy Requirements.” The purpose of the panel was to discuss the inherent vulnerabilities fuel
March 1, 2021
AFRL Star Team awards recognize the best of AFRL basic research

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFRL/AFOSR) – On behalf of the entire Air Force Research Laboratory, the leadership of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AFRL Star Team awards. The Star Team designation is awarded annually to the top 10% of AFRL
Feb. 24, 2021
AFRL Rocket Propulsion Division hosts virtual AIAA meeting

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFRL) – The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Rocket Propulsion Division hosted a virtual conference of the Management Committee (Integration and Outreach Division) of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), chaired by Ray Flores, deputy
Feb. 24, 2021
AFRL partnership seeks to “engineer” improved human performance

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – For athletes, achieving peak performance takes more than skill and practice. Other important but less obvious factors — including nutrition, sleep, mental state, resilience, and more — are critical in maximizing potential. The Air Force Research
Feb. 23, 2021
AFRL to discuss human space flight with Dayton’s Boonshoft Museum of Discovery

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Human space flight will be the topic of a virtual conversation between the Air Force Research Laboratory and Boonshoft Museum of Discovery, February 25 at 1 p.m. hosted live on the museum’s Facebook page. Boonshoft Museum’s President and CEO Tracey
Feb. 23, 2021
Army partners with Air Force’s THOR for base defense

THOR is a prototype directed energy weapon used to disable the electronics in drones, and specifically engineered to counter multiple targets – such as a drone swarm – with rapid results. The technology is housed in a 20-foot-long shipping container that can be stowed in a military cargo plane and