Nov. 25, 2024 Revolutionizing space-based thermal systems: AFRL’s SPIRRAL launch on SPX-31 The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, launched the Space Power InfraRed Regulation and Analysis of Lifetime, or SPIRRAL, experiment, Nov. 4, 2024. SPIRRAL, flown by AFRL through the DOD Space Test Program, will characterize the performance of Variable Emissivity Materials, or VEMs, an approach
Sept. 9, 2024 REVIL, enabling the next generation of reentry vehicle research The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, hosted a groundbreaking ceremony July 29, 2024, to mark the commencement of construction for the Re-Entry Vehicle Integration Laboratory, or REVIL, that will serve AFRL’s Nuclear Mission branch and provide a state-of-the-art lab space for integrating test
April 25, 2024 Referral bonuses aim to help fill mission-critical vacancies The Air Force Materiel Command has implemented a referral bonus program to help bolster accessions for hard-to-fill vacancies across the command.
Dec. 19, 2023 Rapid Dragon top overall winner in Aviation Week Program Excellence Awards Lockheed Martin and the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Strategic Development Planning and Experimentation office, or SDPE, received top honors for the Rapid Dragon Palletized Munitions campaign at the Aviation Week Network 2023 Program Excellence Awards, announced Nov. 8, 2023.
Nov. 2, 2023 Ribbon cutting for world-class laboratory at AFRL resides in NM The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 17, 2023, at Kirtland Air Force Base, to mark the opening of the new Semiconductor Laser Indoor Propagation Range, or SLIPR. This 17,158-square-foot addition consists of a 3,500-square-foot high bay propagation lab.
Sept. 11, 2023 Richardson highlights AFMC’s integral role in next-gen bomber program during AFA keynote Using the acquisition and fielding of the Air Force’s newest bomber as a backdrop, Gen. Duke Z. Richardson, Air Force Materiel Command Commander, emphasized the critical role the organization maintains in outpacing and deterring the People’s Republic of China in a high-profile address, Sept. 11.
March 16, 2023 Robotics competition teaches kids teamwork, STEM Senior Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, leaders joined middle and high school students at Hobart Arena in Troy, Ohio, March 11, 2023, as the students competed in the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, Tech Challenge Ohio State Championship.
Dec. 12, 2022 Renovation of AFRL space earns award for 88th Civil Engineer Group The 88th Civil Engineer Group will receive the 2022 Citation Award, part of the U.S. Air Force Design Awards Program, for their work renovating building 45 on Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Area B, which is part of the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Aerospace Systems Directorate.
July 5, 2022 Richardson: Teamwork, collaboration key to AFMC success The Air Force Materiel Command change of command ceremony on June 13 was more than just an opportunity to welcome Gen. Duke Z. Richardson to the organizational helm; it was also a homecoming for the new commander who has spent nearly half of his career as part of the enterprise.
June 13, 2022 Richardson takes command Gen. Duke Z. Richardson assumed leadership of the Air Force Materiel Command during a ceremony at the National Museum of the Air Force, June 13.